When you said she was taken as a war prize in WWII, I thought for a minute she might have been the
SMS Seeadler, but I see that ship was WWI vintage and was lost to a reef. I remember reading about her when I was a boy. Even though I am a power boater and don't know much about blow boats, I have always been fascinated by them.
I am sure your tour on the Eagle will be one of many high points in your career, and your life!