Fleet Week Leaves New York

New York had Fleet Week and OpSail just before I arrived.  I thought that I was going to miss it because the last day was the day that I arrived in New York.  Because of something with the Long Island Railroad, we couldn't make it to the Harbor on that day.  We headed out on the next day and it was a good thing because we were able to catch the ship as they headed out.

 I believe this is the ship that was used to film the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty.  She was purposely built for that movie.

 A shot of the Bounty with the Statue of Liberty in the background.

 The destroyers lined up at the pier.

 I believe this is the Cisne Branco which is used by the Brazillian Navy to train cadets in their various Nautical Academies.  She was built in the Netherlands.  Launched in August of 1999 and delivered to the Brazillian Navy in February of 2000.

 Next up was the USS Gonzalez (DDG-66).  She is the 16th ship of the Arleigh Burke class of Destroyers and was launched in 1995.  She is named after Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez who received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.

 She pulls out of the pier under the guidance of tugs.

 She heads out to the Atlantic Ocean.  I believe she was heading for the Fleet Week in Norfolk.

 Next up is the USS Mitscher (DDG-57).  She is the second ship to be named after Admiral Mitscher.  Admiral Mitscher was the Captain of the USS Hornet while she launched her B-25's on their mission to bomb Tokyo in 1942.  They didn't cause significant damage to Tokyo but they caused the Japanese Navy to make it a priority to destroy the American carriers.

 The Mitscher is the 7th ship of the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.  She was built in Mississippi and launched in 1993.  She has one 5 inch gun and she can carry a total of 90 missiles in vertical launch tubes.  Occasionally she can carry a helicopter.

 A view of the Mitscher with a view of the Manhattan skyline in the background.

 She started to head out to the main channel.

 She passes by a commorant that is in many of these pictures.

 Heading out towards the sea.

 Next up is the Buque Escuela Arm Cuauhtemoc.  She is a sailing vessel used by the Mexican Navy.

 She passes under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

 Next up is the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75).  She is another Arleigh Burke Destroyer and was launched in 1998.  She is named after another Medal of Honor Recepient from the Vietnam War.

 A shot with the Manhattan skyline in the background.

 Almost passing by the commarant.

 The bird's wings raised as if saying, "From one sea creature to another, I salute you".

 One more shot before she passes on.

 Next up is the HMS Argus.  She is a British hospital ship converted from a container ship.

 I don't really like the looks of this ship.

 But she serves an important function.

 One last shot as she passes by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

 Next up is the US Navy Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56).  She is named after the Battle of San Jacinto.

 She is one of many Ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers.

 Again a shot with my commarant.

 One more shot before she passes before the bridge.

 Next up is the US Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906).  She is the sixth of the Famous Class cutters and is used for the myriad of Coast Guard Missions.

 She was built in Newport, Rhode Island and launched in 1984.

 Next up is the Juan Sebastian Elcano.  She is a sailing vessel used by the Spanish Navy.  Her namesake is the person that completed Magellan's voyage around the world.

 A nice shot of her against Brooklyn.

 And a shot as she starts to pass under the Verrazano Bridge.

 Next up is the USS Roosevelt (DDG-80).  She is named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Elanor.  She is another Arleigh Burke Destroyer.

 A shot of her against Brooklyn.

 Next up is the USS Wasp which is a helicopter carrier used by the Marines.  On the front is the CV-22 Osprey.

 A full on hull shot of her.

 The helicopter at the back is the Sea Stallion.  Next to that is a Harrier.

 The is the KRI Dewaruci, which is a sailing ship used by the Indonesian Navy.

The last ship I saw was the Arc Gloria which is used by the Columbian Navy.

I wish I would have been able to go on some of these ships but it was cooler to see them in their proper element.  Again, a thank you to tugster for this opportunity.