Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Horst Wessel






I learn new things everyday. Only recently have I become aware that the USCGC Eagle was originally a German ship. Commissioned by Adolph Hitler in 1936, the 295 foot barque was named in honor of Horst Wessel, a prominent Nazi activist who died in 1930 . At the end of World War II, she was taken as a war reparation by the United States. Two other ships in her class were taken by the Soviet Union and Portugal.
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SOUNDBOUNDER: USCGC Eagle

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    Wow, I never knew that. She is in much better hands now.

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  2. willSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    i remember the first time i saw that figurehead. it's soooo disappointing! sure it's gilt and all, but it looks more like a chicken than an . . .. eagle. i hate to be critical, but it's pathetic anatomically. look at amistad's . . .

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  3. UnknownSeptember 23, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    You're right.
    The wings look good, but the body looks like a chicken. It certainly doesn't look like an eagle.

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  4. Ken MacSeptember 24, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    thanks for the journey

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  5. kateSeptember 29, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    WOW! I've seen that ship a bunch of times, never knew the history either! -kate

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