Fleet Week 2024 sets sail in NYC with spectacular Parade of Ships
Alex Mead
·3 min read
Fleet Week 2024 sets sail in NYC with spectacular Parade of Ships
Fleet Week New York 2024 officially kicks off with the Parade of Ships arriving in New York Harbor on May 22, featuring naval vessels gliding past the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan along the Hudson River.
In its 36th year, the annual event brings thousands of active service members to the city for a week filled with ship tours, concerts, demonstrations, and other interactive events from May 22 to 28, 2024.
New Yorkers can find the ships docked at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pier 88 South, Pier 90 North, and Homeport Pier on Staten Island.
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Fleet Week New York 2024 kicks off with ceremonial Parade of Ships.
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A U.S. Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) mans the rails as the ship passes under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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U.S. Sailors and Marines stand on the deck of the USS Bataan as it passes the Statue of Liberty.
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Fleet Week New York 2024 kicks off with the ceremonial Parade of Ships.
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USCGC Calhoun, right, a tenth Legend-class cutter, FGS Baden-Württemberg, center, Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, and USS Bataan, left, sail on the Hudson River.
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U.S. Sailors and Marines stand on the deck of the USS Bataan as it passes the Statue of Liberty.
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A U.S. Marine and U.S. Navy Sailor aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) man the rail as part of Fleet Week New York, May 22, 2024.
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Fleet Week New York 2024 kicks off with the ceremonial Parade of Ships.
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The USS Bataan passes under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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USCGC Calhoun passes the Statue of Liberty
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The USS Bataan (LHD-5) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, and the German FGS Frankfurt am Main sail up to the Hudson River.
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Sailors line the deck of the German frigate F222 Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and members of the New York City Fire Department man the rails as the ship pulls into New York City.
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The USS Bataan (LHD-5) passes by the One World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan.
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The German ship Frankfurt am Main.
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Fleet Week New York 2024 kicks off with ceremonial Parade of Ships.
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Helicopters of the US Marine Corp.
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The USS Bataan (LHD-5) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.
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People watch the USS Bataan pass the Statue of Liberty.
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USS Bataan passes by Hudson Yards.
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U.S. Sailors and Marines stand on the deck of the USS Bataan as it passes the Statue of Liberty.
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USS Bataan passes by the Empire State Building.
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USS Bataan passes by the Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan.
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