This Saturday at Pier 17.
By Aidin Vaziri, Staff Writer June 23, 2025 - San Francisco Chrdonicle
The U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, a towering 295-foot sailing vessel and the largest tall ship flying the American flag, is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco this week, marking its first visit to the city in 16 years.
Known as “America’s Tall Ship,” Eagle will be docked at Pier 17, near the Exploratorium, beginning Saturday, June 28, and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free tours will offer visitors a chance to step aboard the historic square-rigger, which has served as a floating classroom for future Coast Guard officers since 1946.
Originally built in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, the ship was first commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German Navy. Following World War II, the vessel was acquired by the United States as a war reparation.
Eagle, a three-masted barque with more than 22,000 square feet of sail and 6 miles of rigging, is the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service.
The Eagle also acts as a goodwill ambassador, visiting foreign ports to strengthen international maritime ties.
This stop in San Francisco is the sixth port call on Eagle’s 14-week West Coast tour. The ship will return to the city on July 25 for another round of public tours.
Coast Guard ‘tall ship’ Eagle returns to San Francisco for first time since 2008
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