`Now lower your butts, Flangheads, and haul away, haul away!'.

Describes US Coast Guard Academy cadets' cruise aboard the wind-driven cutter ship `Eagle' as part of their training. Origins of the ship; Journey of the ship; Officer and crew profiles.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Smithsonian Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 22 - 33
Main Author: Drumm, Russell
Format: Article
Published: Smithsonian Magazine Aug95
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Description
Summary:Describes US Coast Guard Academy cadets' cruise aboard the wind-driven cutter ship `Eagle' as part of their training. Origins of the ship; Journey of the ship; Officer and crew profiles.