Caption | USCGC Eagle off Castillo San Felipe del Morro, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21 May 2014 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,280 x 854 pixels | ||||
Photos at Same Place | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"George Patton, 31 May 1944
13 Apr 2021 12:40:58 AM
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.