Let me share photos from three Eagle visits in the past decade. Here she arrives off the east end of Wall Street.
2005, I believe.
Note the teams hauling on the docking line.
docking at then Pier 17
Charles D. McAllister tucks her in to the dock.
Here she lies at anchor in 2011 with
crew in the rigging doing
work.
departure 2011
And here are details I focused on earlier this week.
To reiterate what I wrote yesterday,read Captain Gordon McGowan’s The Skipper and the Eagle.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
For a similar set of closeups of another German-built sail training vessel–Dewaruci–click here.
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June 16, 2015 at 7:42 am
Harry T Scholer
Six people on the ship’s wheel, I love it! And a president to boot in the other photo. Great shots Will, thanks. Eagle is the best.
June 16, 2015 at 8:05 am
Olde Towne Photos
Great captures, Will. I always enjoy her visits to Portsmouth VA, an Official Coast Guard City.
June 16, 2015 at 8:55 am
Anonymous
Superb! Sorry I was out of town for this…
June 16, 2015 at 5:48 pm
glen
Got to spend a month TAD on the Eagle in 1959 as part of the permanent crew. Spliced mooring lines and built manila fenders the whole time but it was and is a beautiful ship!
June 16, 2015 at 6:22 pm
Jim Gallant
Great stuff, Will! Thanks again!
June 16, 2015 at 7:45 pm
kg2v
You’d think she’d have a fancier bellrope than THAT!