Star Spangled Sailabration

June 16-19, 2012

Baltimore hosted the Star Spangled Sailabration in June 2012 to kick off the celebration of the War of 1812's 200th anniversary. This included a number of tall ships in the harbor, Navy ships nearby, and an air show near Ft. McHenry. I went to the harbor on June 16th to tour the ships and see the air show. I also went to Ft Smallwood Park to watch the ships leave on June 19th. I had a great time both days and look forward to the next similar event.

Tall ships in the harbor

The Brazilian "Cisne Branco" in front, with the Mexican "Cuauhtemoc" in back.

More photos of the "Cisne Branco" and "Cuauhtemoc"

Crowd at lunchtime

The crowd at the Inner Harbor around lunchtime.

Navy ships at North Locust Point

The Norwegian HNoMS "Thor Heyerdahl" and the American USS "San Antonio".

More photos of the Navy ships at North Locust Point here.

Blue Angels

I saw part of the air show from the Navy ship site at North Locust Point.

More photos of the Blue Angels.

Navy ships leaving

The Navy ships passing under the Key Bridge on their way out of the Baltimore harbor on June 19th.

More photos of the Navy ships departing.

Cargo ship

Several cargo ships came and went during the Parade of Sail.

More photos of the cargo ships.

Tall ships nearing Key Bridge

The tall ships prepare to pass under the Key Bridge.

I toured two of the tall ships. I went on the Columbian "Gloria" first.

Gloria

More photos of the "Gloria" here.

I also went on the "Guayas."

Guayas

More photos of the "Guayas" here.

The Indonesian ship "Dewaruci" was also in the Inner Harbor.

Dewaruci

More photos of the "Dewaruci" here.

The US Coast Guard training ship "Eagle" was there on June 16th, but left before the Parade of Sail on the 19th.

USCG Eagle

USCG Eagle

A number of other ships participated in the Sailabration, including the "Pride of Baltimore II."

Pride of Baltimore II

More photos of these other ships here.

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