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Caption | USCGC Eagle off Castillo San Felipe del Morro, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21 May 2014 ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||
Date | 21 May 2014 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard | ||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Photo Size | 1,280 x 854 pixels |
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"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years."James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 Feb 1945
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The German sail training ship Horst Wessel (launched June 13, 1936) was taken by the United States after the war as part of the war retributions. Renamed Eagle she displaces 1,634 tons and has a sail area of 21,530 sq. ft.
Dimensions: 265¾ (pp), 295¼ (o a) x 39⅓ x 15¾ feet (mean), 16⅓ (max).
Machinery: Two M.A.N. auxiliary diesel engines (700 bhp at 10 knots).
Fuel: 48 tons.