US Coast Guard Barque Eagle Visiting Savannah

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) is scheduled to visit Savannah and will be open to visitors, Friday-Sunday.

The Eagle will be moored near the World Apart Monument, a World War II memorial located on River Street in Savannah, and will offer free public tours during the following dates and times:

Friday, May 8 (2 - 7 p.m.)
Saturday, May 9 (10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Sunday, May 10 (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.)
No tickets are required for entry.

Savannah is Eagle's first port of call during the cutter's 106-day journey along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf of America. The last time Eagle visited Savannah was in 2019 during its trip down the Savannah River.

The Eagle, at 295 feet in length, is a three-masted sailing barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and six miles of rigging. It is homeported at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Eagle is the only active square-rigger in United States government service.

Since May 1946, shortly after becoming a World War II prize, Eagle has served as a training vessel for Coast Guard Academy cadets and candidates from officer candidate school. The mission of Eagle is to develop and grow future officers, and every cadet will spend at least six weeks on board learning seamanship, navigation and leadership skills.

For a continuous stream of information about Eagle, including port cities, tour schedules, current events, as well as cadet and active-duty crew member photographs, follow us on the United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE Facebook page or Instagram @barqueeagle. All U.S. Coast Guard imagery is in the public domain and can be shared widely.