01:19 GMT, 23 May 2012
Stunning photos show a magnificent flotilla of tall ships from around the world as they sail into New York City for Fleet Week
A stunning flotilla of tall ships from around the world sailed into New York City on Wednesday for Fleet Week.
They include stately, old sailing ships like the iconic USCGC Eagle, 'America's Tall Ship,' and and the Colombian ARC Gloria.
But fearsome active-duty warships are also docked at New York's ports. The FNS Pohjanmaa, the mine-laying flagship of the Finnish
Navy, and the 567-foot cruiser the USS San Jacinto are among the vessels on display.
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This year, Fleet Week will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, a three-year conflict between the nascent American
nation and the British Empire.
No fewer than 17 tall ships and ten military vessels will participate in the parade up the Hudson River.
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The navies of four ally nations will be represented in New York. The aforementioned Finnish minelayer will be available for the public to
tour. JS Shirane, a 522-foot destroyer from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, will also dock in the city. The HMCS Iroquois, a
425-foot destroyer that is the unofficial flagship of the Canadian Royal Navy, sailed into New York, along with the British RFA Argus,
which is a hospital ship.
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The American warships include the amphibious assault ship the USS WASP, the destroyer USS Donald Cook, which was the first vessel
to come to the aid of the USS Cole after it was attacked by suicide bombers in Yemen, and the destroyer USS Mitscher.
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Fleet Week began in New York in 1982 and a way to let recently-deployed service members unwind and feel appreciated by the public.
It is also an exhibition of some of the most elaborate sailing ships in the world.
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Perhaps premier among them in the Eagle, which typically leads the Fleet Week flotilla.
The three-masted barque was built in 1936 as a German training ship. It’s now used to train cadets at the Coast Guard Academy in
Connecticut.
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Stunning photos show a magnificent flotilla of tall ships from around the world as they sail into New York City for Fleet Week
A stunning flotilla of tall ships from around the world sailed into New York City on Wednesday for Fleet Week.
They include stately, old sailing ships like the iconic USCGC Eagle, 'America's Tall Ship,' and and the Colombian ARC Gloria.
But fearsome active-duty warships are also docked at New York's ports. The FNS Pohjanmaa, the mine-laying flagship of the Finnish
Navy, and the 567-foot cruiser the USS San Jacinto are among the vessels on display.
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This year, Fleet Week will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, a three-year conflict between the nascent American
nation and the British Empire.
No fewer than 17 tall ships and ten military vessels will participate in the parade up the Hudson River.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=article-2149016-1341932A000005DC-624_964x415.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/article-2149016-1341932A000005DC-624_964x415.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
The navies of four ally nations will be represented in New York. The aforementioned Finnish minelayer will be available for the public to
tour. JS Shirane, a 522-foot destroyer from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, will also dock in the city. The HMCS Iroquois, a
425-foot destroyer that is the unofficial flagship of the Canadian Royal Navy, sailed into New York, along with the British RFA Argus,
which is a hospital ship.
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The American warships include the amphibious assault ship the USS WASP, the destroyer USS Donald Cook, which was the first vessel
to come to the aid of the USS Cole after it was attacked by suicide bombers in Yemen, and the destroyer USS Mitscher.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00019.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00019.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Fleet Week began in New York in 1982 and a way to let recently-deployed service members unwind and feel appreciated by the public.
It is also an exhibition of some of the most elaborate sailing ships in the world.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00020.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Perhaps premier among them in the Eagle, which typically leads the Fleet Week flotilla.
The three-masted barque was built in 1936 as a German training ship. It’s now used to train cadets at the Coast Guard Academy in
Connecticut.
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