About this episode

This episode explores how a Nazi ship became a flagship of the United States Coast Guard.

Before boarding the USCGC Cutter Eagle for Sail4th 250's tall ship parade, Don is finding out more about this iconic ship. How did a Nazi ship end up in American hands? Find out in this episode with Will Sofrin, a master shipwright, former professional sailor, licensed captain and the author of 'USCG Cutter Eagle: The Legacy of the Coast Guard's Flagship'. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Don

Guest: Will Sofrin

Topics covered

• Nazi ship
• USCGC Cutter Eagle
• maritime history
• shipwright
• Coast Guard
• tall ship parade

Keywords

• Nazi ship
• USCGC Cutter Eagle
• Will Sofrin
• maritime history
• Coast Guard
• tall ship parade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USCGC Cutter Eagle, History Hit

Books & works: USCG Cutter Eagle: The Legacy of the Coast Guard's Flagship

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