Come aboard as 'America's Tall Ship' arrives in Newport 4%
By Bella DeCrescenzo2%
7/31/2026, 12:48:30 PM
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NEWPORT – Swabs, freshmen of the U.S.
Coast Guard Academy, stand at the helm of the Coast Guard cutter Eagle on Friday, July 31, as the Claiborne Pell Bridge looms overhead.
Gripping the spokes of the ship’s three steering wheels, they work together to spin the wheels as fast as they can.
The Eagle’s tallest mast, measuring 150 feet, clears the bridge as “America’s Tall Ship” sails into Newport’s Louis L.
Jagschitz State Pier No. 9, where the ship will sit all weekend.
Giving the Newport community a glimpse into the Coast Guard’s history, visitors can receive free tours of the historic tall ship from July 31 to Aug.
2.
“We tell the Coast Guard’s story,” Capt.
Kristopher Ensley, commanding officer of Eagle, told The Journal.
Measuring 295 feet long and 150 feet tall, the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is the largest tall ship and the only active-duty sailing vessel in America’s military.
Germany built the barque, a sailing vessel with at least three masts, in 1936 as one of the German navy’s three sail-training ships.
After World War II, the United States took the ship as a war reparation and recommissioned it as the USCGC Eagle.
The Eagle has since been based in New London, Connecticut, where it is used to train cadets attending the U.S.
Coast Guard Academy for about six weeks as they learn to handle a ship dependent on environmental conditions.
“They’re growing the future officers of America.
They have to learn how to lead,” Ensley said.
“They take all of the skills they learn in the classroom.
… They put them into practice, and they develop into the officers we need.”
In addition to leadership, training on a large, old sailing vessel with 6 miles of rigging and 22,000 square feet of sail teaches the cadets lessons in collaboration and teamwork.
With the swabs’ summer boot camp in full swing, the Eagle is sailing along the East Coast, stopping in Newport.
Visitors can visit the tall ship for free at Newport’s Louis L.
Jagschitz State Pier No. 9, with no tickets required, where they will receive a tour from the swabs training on the ship.
With these visits, the Eagle ensures the American public’s connection to the Coast Guard.
The tall ship also serves as a foreign ambassador for the United States with stops at foreign ports.
“It is a tool of peace,” Ensley said.
Public tour hours:
July 31 – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Aug. 1 – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Aug. 2 – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Military and first responder early access:
Aug. 1 – 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Aug. 2 – 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
When the Eagle leaves Newport, it will head to Greenport, New York, for a few days before heading back to its home port, New London, on Aug.
14.
This story has been updated with new photos.
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