New York’s 35th annual Fleet Week kicked off early on May 24 with the Parade of Ships up the Hudson River featuring naval vessels from the United States and allied countries.
The American flagship was the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (Norfolk, Va.), with other American vessels including the Spearhead class fast transport USNS Newport (Norfolk, Va.), the Coast Guard’s fast-response cutter USCGC Warren Deyampert (Boston, Mass.), and the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (Norfolk, Va.).
USS Wasp, its crew at attention along the railings, heads toward its berth on the Hudson River to take part in the 35th Annual Fleet Week in New York on May 23, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)
International vessels included the ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) frigate from La Spezia, Italy, the Royal Canadian Navy’s coastal defense vessel HMCS Glace Bay from Nova Scotia, and the British Royal Navy’s Ocean survey vessel HMS Scott (H131) from Plymouth, UK….