NYC Events: Fleet Week 2006

From May 24 - May 31, 2006, the City of NY, the US Navy and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is hosting more than a dozen Navy and Coast Guard ships at Pier 86 and Hudson River. It started with a grand parade of vessels through New York Harbor which was attended by thousands of cheering civilians. America's largest amphibious-assault ship, the majestic USS Kearsarge led the procession while the Air Force reserve's acrobatic "Dream Machine" did a welcoming flyover.

For list of participating ships, visit: http://fleetweek.navy.mil/index.htm

We went to the Intrepid, located at West 46th St. & 12th Avenue for the museum tour, to gawk at all the ships...

... to get a chance to see athletic competitions ("tug-of-war", shown below),

...and military demonstrations ("search and rescue", shown left below) & banter with a remote-controlled "talking" sub named Coastie.

It was also a thrill for S to be able to have her pic taken inside the Captain's Bridge. "Ahoy, Matey!!!"

Link: www.intrepidmuseum.org