Fleet Week NYC 2008: Ships, Sailors Take Manhattan
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- With the 21st annual Fleet Week New York City in full swing for the holiday weekend, sailors could be seen throughout the city.
Over 4,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, along with three Canadian ships are participating in this year's event which will last until next Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the parade of ships passed the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, proceeded north through New York Harbor and the Hudson River, and to the George Washington Bridge.
As the parade passed the World Trade Center site each ship rendered honors in memory of the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001.
Afterwards, the ships docked at Manhattan's Pier 86 and Pier 88 and Staten Island's Stapleton Pier.
The ships included were:
Guided-missile cruisers Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USS Monterey (CG 61), Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto, US Coast Guard ship Ida Lewis, guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), Canadian frigate HMCS St. Johns, guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), Canadian auxiliary oil replenishment vessel HMCS Preserver, and the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).
Kearsarge and Leyte Gulf docked in Manhattan, while Monterey, The Sullivans, and Nitze docked at Staten Island.
The Navy flyovers were conducted by Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-143 and VFA- 211 out of NAS Oceana Virginia.
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