Seafair Parade of Ships in Elliott Bay Tuesday

As part of Seafair's annual Fleet Week, a variety of majestic vessels will arrived in in Elliott Bay Tuesday afternoon.

The Fleet will make its entrance into Elliott Bay accompanied by the spray of the Seattle Fire Department boat.

Naval vessels from the United States Navy Third Fleet, United States Coast Guard and the Canadian Maritime Forces will arrive from around the world for a five-day visit to Seattle.  The U.S. Navy band will be playing at Pier 66 as the ships come in.

Ships include:

U.S. Navy: USS Somerset - Amphibious Transport Dock

USS Gridley -  Guided Missile Destroyer

U.S. Coast Guard: USCGC Active - Medium Endurance Cutter

Royal Canadian Navy: HMCS Saskatoon - Kingston-class Coastal Defence Vessel

More Fleet Week Festivities

Wednesday: Search and Rescue Demonstration

On Wednesday, the Coast Guard will give a search and rescue demonstration in Elliott Bay and along the Seattle waterfront from 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Audio narration is provided at Pier 66.

Wednesday through Sunday: Public Ship Tours

The public can take advantage of the opportunity to tour U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Royal
Canadian Navy ships participating in Seafair Fleet Week.

The tours are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis at Piers 66, 69 and 90.

For a list of times and regulations for touring the ships, visit our Seafair Fleet Week page.

Get the schedule of events for Seafair Weekend on our Seafair page.

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