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Coast Guard Cutter Eagle passes Whaleback
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) passes the Whaleback Lighthouse while departing Portsmouth, NH, July 29, 2024. At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy curriculum. A three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and six miles of rigging, the cutter was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)
The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse at Night
This replica lighthouse was completed and dedicated on September 25, 2004 along with the neighboring George Washington Creef Boathouse. The screw-pile lighthouse is filled with educational and historical exhibits, including a Fresnel lens dating back to the 1800s loaned to the Town of Manteo by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is located across from the Maritime Museum, 104 Fernando Street, Manteo NC 27954. (Photo by USCG Auxiliarist Andrew Winz)
Memorial Lighthouse Service in Japan
Members of the Japanese Coast Guard at the annual Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Service on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2024. The memorial service was held to commemorate the casualties of World War II, the Ie Shima Lighthouse keeper, and his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)
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