Fleet Week:
Wednesday, June 3 - Sunday, June 7
Naval vessels from the United States Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Maritime Forces arrive from around the world for a four-day visit to the City of Roses. Ship tours will be available daily.
The USS Charleston was the first ship to visit the Portland Rose Festival in 1907 and the navy's annual Rose Festival Fleet Week visitation has been an annual tradition for nearly 80 years.
Canadian Maritime Forces began visiting the Rose Festival in 1924 and continue to bring ships each year. The Battleship USS Oregon visited the Rose Festival in its final tour before decommissioning in 1925. The mast of the USS Oregon now resides in Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
2009 Rose Festival Fleet
United States Navy
USS Shoup (DDG 86)
Canadian Maritime Forces
HMCS Nanaimo
HMCS Whitehorse
HMCS Algonquin
United States Coast Guard
USCGC Fir
USCGC Bluebell
USCGC Henry Blake
USCGC Tern
Historic Ships
Sternwheeler Portland
PT 658
Navy Ship Tours
Admission is FREE (on a first-come basis as time allows)
Due to current world affairs, public tours of Fleet Week ships will be limited and may be cancelled without notice.
Public tours will be on a first-come basis:
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visitors may be subject to personal search and no bags, strollers or wheelchairs will be allowed onboard. There will not be any 'holding area' for personal items and visitors must be able to maneuver on board the ships, including climbing narrow ladders.
Navy Fleet Up-River Cruises
Up-river Cruises are available on a limited basis through the Navy League Blueback Council. These cruises are extremely popular and fill up very early. Rides are extremely limited for 2009. To receive information about Fleet Up-River Cruises for 2010, please send your name, address, email and mailing address to gaglswn@aol.com (we recommend you do so as early as possible). You'll be contacted in April 2010. All cruises are subject to cancellation without notice.
All information subject to change without notice.
