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            The Eagle by night, as the USCG settles down for the evening, a gentle warm breeze up the River Liffey on her last evening in the capital before sailing to London, England.

The USCG Eagle is on a courtesy visit to Dublin over the weekend.  after a three-week sailing from New London, Connecticut – Fort Trumbull, United States under the command of  Cpt Matt Meilstrup.

90m long, 9.7km of rigging on board the 70 year old ship, originally constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, sister ship Gorch Fock which visited Dublin last year.

The ship itself was originally a Nazi-era vessel in the German Navy but was taken by the US as part of war reparations. It has been in operation in the US Coast Guard as a floating classroom since 1946 comprised of a 148 Coast Guard training cadets and about 70 more crew.

It will be in Dublin, Ireland until Tuesday 31st May 2016 & sail to London, England for a crew change & return to the US. It comes to Europe every 5 years. the last time Eagle visited Dublin, Ireland was 1996.

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Taken on: May 30, 2016

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