A Coast Guard cadet climbs the rigging of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle as it sets sail in New York Harbor. This majestic sailing ship provides Coast Guard Academy cadets and officer candidates with their first taste of sea and salt air. Built in Germany in 1936 and decommissioned by the United States at the close of World War II, the Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes. Eagle's home port is New London, Conn., on the Thames River at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. US Coast Guard Art Program 2018 Collection, Ob ID# 201805, "Aloft on the Eagle," James Consor, oil, 24 x 30
