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The ship was built in 1936 as the second of five ships, at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. She was launched on June 13, 1936, baptized Horst Wessel, and commissioned as a school ship for the German Reichsmarine on September 17, 1936. She was homeported in Kiel on the Baltic Sea.
In the three years before World War II, she undertook numerous training cruises in European waters, but also visited the Caribbean. In 19411941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film). Events January January 6 Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 Lend-Lease is introduced into the United St she was converted to a cargo ship, transporting men and supplies throughout the Baltic Sea, but continued to perform training missions as well. The ship is said to have downed three aircraft in combat during this period.
After the war, the Horst Wessel was confiscated by the American troops. She was first sent to WilhelmshavenWilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the western coast of the Jadebusen, which is a bay of the North Sea. Population: 89,000 (1999). History Wilhelmshaven is a very young town, since it was founded in 1869 by the Prussian ki, Germany, for repairs. On May 15May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). There are 230 days remaining. Events 1602 Bartholomew Gosnold becomes the first European to discover Cape Cod. 1618 Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected disco, 1946Events January January 4 Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders the country is divided into four occupation zones Januar, the German barque was commissioned into U.S. Coast Guard service as the Eagle and was sailed by her German crew including the Captain together with American sailors from BremerhavenBremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. It is located at the eastern bank of the Weser river mouth, opposite the town of Nordenham. Population: 120,900 (2003) History The town was founded in 1827, but there were settlements there as, Germany to her new home port of New London, Connecticut. She rode out a hurricane during her trip and arrived in New London safely.
In mid- 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s, the Coast Guard decided to add the "racing stripe" to her otherwise unadorned white hull. She was the last cutter so painted.
The Eagle is slightly larger than her sister ship Gorch Fock. She has a sparred length of 89.7 m (295 ft.), a beam of 11.9 m (39 ft.), and a displacement of 1755 tons. She carries 22 sails for a total of 1983 m² (21344 sq.ft.) and can reach a top speed of 17 knots under sail. Her auxiliary diesel engine is with its 560 kW (750 hp) also somewhat more powerful than that of the Gorch Fock. The Eagle has a range of 5450 nm at her cruise speed of 7.5 knots under diesel power.
The Eagle has a standing crew of six officers and 29 enlisted men; on training missions, she carries on the average a complement of 12 officers, 38 crew, and between 150 and 175 cadets. Each year, she takes two longer training cruises to the Caribbean or to Europe, and two shorter ones along the U.S. east coast.