Fleet week 2025 sails to NYC with an annual parade of ships on the Hudson River

Fleet Week 2025 started in New York City on Wednesday and started the Hudson River with the annual parade of the ships.

We have everything about the event to know and What else will happen this week?.

How to watch the NYC Fleet Week Parade from ships

Take a look at the parade of ships that arrive in the video player mentioned above in the New York port.

Despite the rain, people still standing up along the Hudson River to take a look.

When is the fleet week 2025 in NYC?

Fleet week Starts on Wednesday and ends next Tuesday, the day after the commemoration day. This is the 37th annual celebration in the city, and the topic is “the past to defend the future: 250 years of Sea Service Excellence”.

It is an opportunity for the public to meet US soul, marines and coastal guards and to look at the latest military technology.

“This year's Fleet Week New York is particularly useful because we are reminiscent of the 250 years of maritime excellence and the unshakable commitment of our Navy for freedom and global security,” said ADM afterwards. Carl Lahti, commander of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, in a press release. “Our seafarers, Marines and coastal guards have been at the forefront for two and a half centuries of courage, commitment and willingness.

When does the parade of the ships begin and end?

Fleetwoche started with the Ship parade on Wednesday. The procession started around 7:45 a.m. and ended around 11 a.m., but the ships came in sight shortly before noon.

They sailed into the New York harbor and then the Hudson River. The trip drove the Lower Manhattan, then at the Hudson River Park on the west side, past Hudson River Park past the West Side past the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum am Pier 86 before he started directly under the George Washington Bridge.

List of ships that take part in the NYC Fleet Week

Two US Navy ships, two US coast guard and five US patrol boats from the US Navy Academy are opened all week. They are also accompanied by a ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.

• USS New York (LPD 21)
• USS Oakhill (LSD 51)
• USCGC Calhoun (WMSL 759)
• Bay-Class Cutter USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB 109)
• Canadian Marine Harry Dewolf Class Offshore Patrouille ship HMCS Frédérick Rolette (AOPV 434)

The USS OAK Hill and the USCGC Sturgeon Bay take place on Thursday to Monday at Staten Island Homeport Pier for tours.

The US Naval Academy Yps will be in the Intrepid Museum in front of the Pier 86 in Manhattan on Thursday to Saturday.

The USS New York will take place on Friday and Saturday next door at the Pier 88, and the USCGC Calhoun will take place on Friday and Saturday at Pier 90.

The Canadian ship is not open to tours.

Special connection with USS New York

The USS New York has a special place in the hearts of the New Yorkers. The arc of the amphibious transport dock ship is built with 7.5 tons of steel from the Wracks Center Center.

One of the captains that was on board on Wednesday said her motto was “never forgotten”.

“I think this is only a symbol for us as a nation and our relationship on September 11th and how we have to make sure that we keep our traditions and keep the nation running and complete the mission,” said Marine Corps Capt. Christian Gonzalez-Bayer.

All Devlin and Christina Fan contributed to this report.