
U.S. Coast Guard tall ship once part of Hitler’s navy sails into Victoria for visit
VICTORIA — When Deleon Guerrero last visited Victoria in 2023, he arrived by car as part of a family road trip from Oregon.
On Tuesday, he sailed into Victoria as a Cadet on board the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle as a Canadian navy vessel saluted America’s only active square-rig tall ship with an arch of water streaming into the clear blue sky.
The ship, which is almost as long as an American football field and as tall as a 15-storey building, has been Guerrero’s home since June 13, when he and 150 other Coast Guard Academy cadets boarded the vessel in Astoria, Ore. to join her 60 permanent crew members.
Guerrero was among the cadets leading media through the ship for a tour before it docked on Tuesday following its overnight arrival from Seattle.