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Guide to the Ships of Fleet Week New York 2024

Our favorite week of the year has arrived—it’s Fleet Week! This year’s visitors will include 11 ships from the US Navy, US Coast Guard, and the German Navy, which will …

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Fleet Week Harbor Tour | Monday, May 27, 10:45am

Join us on Memorial Day for a special, in-depth tour of the rich military history of New York Harbor to celebrate Fleet Week New York.

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Yard Patrol Boats and USS Wasp at Fleet Week 2023

Memorial Day Military History Tour of New York Harbor | Virtual Tour with Classic Harbor Line

In honor of Fleet Week New York and Memorial Day, we again worked with Classic Harbor Line to offer this special tour focusing on the military history of New York Harbor—and this time we …

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Guide to the Ships of Fleet Week New York 2023

Fleet Week came early this year, as last week the city was visited by USS Cooperstown, which became the first US Navy ship commissioned in New York City since USS …

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Fleet Week New York Celebration | Episode 275

After a two-year hiatus, Fleet Week New York is back! So to mark the day that units arrive in New York for the celebration, we will be looking at some of the …

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Flight deck of USS Bataan during Fleet Week

Fleet Week New York is Back! Guide to 2022 Ships

After a two-year hiatus, the fleet is returning to New York, though with a somewhat smaller contingent. This year, Navy, Coast Guard, and Royal Navy ships will be gathering on …

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Fleet Week New York, Past and Present | Episode 71

For just the second time in 33 years, Fleet Week New York has been cancelled this year, so instead, we will look back at Fleet Weeks and naval reviews held …

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Joining the Fleet Week Parade of Ships

Since Fleet Week returned to New York City after a sequestration-imposed hiatus in 2013, I have watched the annual parade of ships from underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which gives you …

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Dutch, Canadian NATO Allies Make NYC Port Calls

Visits by naval vessels to New York aren’t what they once were, but they do still happen, and we try to spot them whenever we can. On April 14, we …

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A white off-shore patrol vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy moored at a pier with a cruise ship in the background

Guide to Fleet Week New York 2019 Ships

New York City used to be a Navy town. Sailors were a regular sight at the city’s shipyards and bases, and ships made regular port calls. Now the Navy’s footprint …

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USCG Cutter in front of a construction project with several office buildings in Downtown Brooklyn and the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tour in the background

Aircraft Carrier Visits Now a Rare Sight in NYC

Last week, New York City was visited by the flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth. This 65,000-ton carrier has spent several weeks in the US while undergoing flight …

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Guide to Fleet Week New York 2018 Ships

As Memorial Day approaches, that can only mean one thing – it’s Fleet Week in NYC! Here’s our annual guide to some of the units that will be in town …

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Metro: The 8 essential things to do during Fleet Week in New York

Metro New York, May 21, 2018 by Eva Kis Tour Military History: For Memorial Day, classic Harbor Line and Turnstile Tours have created a special Military History Tour ($68) about the city’s …

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Workers walk alongside a large stone dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with two white tugboats below and a red and white crane on the right.

Guide to Fleet Week New York 2017 Ships

This year during Fleet Week New York, we will be visited by more than a dozen ships and units from the US Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, …

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Flight deck of USS Bataan during Fleet Week

Press Release: Turnstile Tours & Classic Harbor Line Launch World War II Harbor History Tours in Honor of Fleet Week and Memorial Day

“Fighting Ships & Working Waterfronts” Tour Will Feature Historic Highlights and Modern Navy, Coast Guard Ships, May 22-25 Preview Cruise for Press and Fleet Week Servicemembers, Wednesday, May 20, 6:30pm …

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USS San Antonio and USS New York. Credit: Navsource.org

Fleet Week Ships Carry Strong NYC Connections

On Wednesday, May 20, a small flotilla of US Navy and Coast Guard ships will steam under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to mark the beginning of a week-long, city-wide celebration …

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USCGC Sturgeon Bay. Credit: US Coast Guard

DNAinfo: WWII Boat Cruise Shows Off City’s Harbor History for Fleet Week

DNAinfo New York, May 21, 2014 by Matthew Katz A historical boat cruise will let New Yorkers get up a close look at the city’s maritime past during the World …

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Workers walk alongside a large stone dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with two white tugboats below and a red and white crane on the right.

Fleet Week NYC 2014 Calendar of Events

Celebrate Fleet Week NYC 2014 with these tours, parades, public programs, and other special events around New York City. Don’t forget to check out our special Fleet Week Harbor Tours, …

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Workers walk alongside a large stone dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with two white tugboats below and a red and white crane on the right.
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