Home Again for the Eagle

摘要

This paper discusses the planning process and preliminary design for a new waterfront facility at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. This facility will serve as the home port to the Barque Eagle and will be the heart of the waterfront educational program that is the platform for training cadets on seamanship and leadership. The paper outlines the Coast Guard planning process for large shore infrastructure projects from concept through acquisition and details the preliminary design and collaboration efforts between the Coast Guard and the waterfront engineering consultant.