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The US Coast Guard operates a sailing barque, USCGS Eagle. She was originally a German sail training vessel taken as war reparations at the end of WWII. Now she trains coast guard cadets and poses for severely epic pictures:

Constitution has a partial set of sails, only topsails, jibs, I think staysails and a spanker. They tow the old girl out and let her splish splash in the bay on occasion. Eagle has a full set of sails and she sails the oceans and competes in races. She spent the summer touring the East coast for the 250th.

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