OutVentures Tours Barque Eagle
The US Coast Guard Barque Eagle was in Seattle available for tours Wednesday and Thursday.The US Coast Guard Barque Eagle was in Seattle on Wednesday and Thursday. As a part of their mission in addition to training cadets and future officers, visiting ports allows the Coast Guard to share that mission with the public. Fortuitously for OutVenturers!
Four of us toured Eagle on Thursday. The tours were free and very popular hence long lines, but the lines move quickly. Only the tops of the masts could be seen from various viewpoints in Seattle as she was moored behind the Cruise Terminal. However, as soon as we entered the terminal gates, we were able to take in the grand size of this three-masted sailing ship. She is 295’ long with the tallest mast 150’ high. We were fairly awestruck before even boarding. Five yardarms are mounted on two of the masts with the aft mast carrying three. Fully rigged that’s 23 sails. Throughout the tour we were greeted by eager and well-educated “Coasties,” some of whom had only been aboard 4 weeks.
Originally she was built for the German Navy in 1936. However with the results of WWII, the ship became property of the United States as war reparation and was transferred to the Coast Guard.
Posted below is a link so you can learn more about Barque Eagle. If you’d rather not read all about Eagle and the Coast Guard, I recommend that you scroll down and watch the videos On Wings of Eagle, especially the first.
After our tour, three of us made our way to Pike Brewing for a bite to eat and a brew before heading our separate ways.
Link: https://uscga.edu/mission/eagle/about-eagle/
Submitted: 07/12/25
Article By: Magner, Millie