U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle visits Halifax waterfront

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle visits Halifax The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle was on the Halifax waterfront for a port of call over the weekend.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is on the Halifax waterfront for a port of call.

The training vessel arrived Thursday and it will be tied up until Sunday.

The Halifax stop is part six of an 11 week summer training cruise for up to 60 Coast Guard cadets.

Eagle is a 295-foot, three-masted barque used as a training vessel for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. In addition to training, the Eagle acts as a goodwill ambassador while in foreign ports.

The Eagle was a former German ship that was decommissioned after World War II that was taken by the United States as war reparations.

Click here for a photo gallery of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle.

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