NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: A U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol Boat sails past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
A Memorial Day tradition, members of the United States maritime services, about 2,600 sailors, Marines and Coast Guard members and more than a dozen ships are celebrating the nation’s sea forces. With the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, photographers caught the ships arrivals for Fleet Week in New York City.
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: The USS Tornado (PC 14) sails past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: A man watches along the shoreline as the USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) sails into New York Harbor under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: The USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) sails into New York Harbor at the start of the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: People watch along the shoreline as the USS Jason Dunham, a naval destroyer ship, sails into New York Harbor at the start of the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: The USS Tornado (PC 14) sails past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: People watch along the shoreline as the USS Jason Dunham, a naval destroyer ship, sails under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor at the start of the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: An FDNY fireboat sprays water near the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: The HMCS Oriole, a sail training vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, sails in New York Harbor during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: A U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol Boat sails past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: A U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol Boat sails in New York Harbor during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: Two U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol Boats sail past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: An FDNY fireboat sprays water near the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: Two U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol Boats sail past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Annual Parade Of Ships Into New York Harbor Kicks Off Fleet Week
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: The USS Tornado (PC 14) and an NYPD police boat sail past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. Now in its 31st year, Fleet Week runs through May 28 and celebrates the sea services. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
