Fleet Week is an annual Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, United States. The city has hosted ships since 1907. Part of the Portland Rose Festival, it is the nation's longest running Fleet Week. It has hosted ships from the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Navy.
History 1936 1936 was the first Fleet Week for Portland, although navy ships had visited Portland previously starting in 1892 as part of civic celebrations. Ships included:
USS Houston (CA-30) USS Milwaukee (CL-5) USS Chester (CL-27) USS Chicago (CL-29) USS Aylwyn (DD-355) USS Bainbridge (DD-246) USS Chandler (DD-206) USS Detroit (CL-8) USS Farragut (DD-348) USS Goff (DD-247) USS Hovey (DD-208) USS Hull (DD-350) USS Litchfield (DD-336) USS Long (DD-209) USS Monaghan (DD-354) USS Sturdevant (DD-240) USS Southard (DD-207) USS Worden (DD-352) USS Relief (AH-1)
1937 Ships included:
USS Astoria (CA-34) USS Chicago (CL-29) USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Louisville (CA-28) USS Memphis (CL-13) USS Minneapolis (CL-36) USS New Orleans (CL-32) USS Northampton (CL-26) USS Pensacola (CL-24) USS Quincy (CA-39) USS Richmond (CL-9) USS Trenton (CL-11) USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) USS Salt Lake City (CL-25) USS Pensacola (CL-24) USS Brooks (DD-232) USS Fox (DD-234) USS Goff (DD-247) USS Marblehead (CL-12) USS Reuben James (DD-245) USS Relief (AH-1) USS Arctic (AF-7)
1938 Ships included:
USS Chester (CL-27) USS Chicago (CL-29) USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Northampton (CL-26) USS Pensacola (CL-24) USS Salt Lake City (CL-25) USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) USS Vincennes (CA-44) USS Alywin (DD-355) USS Dale (DD-353) USS Dewey (DD-349) USS Farragut (DD-348) USS Hull (DD-350) USS Phelps (DD-360) USS MacDonough (DD-331) USS Monaghan (DD-354) USS Worden (DD-352) USS Relief (AH-1) USS Arctic (AF-7) USS Medusa (AR-1)
1990 Ships included:
USS Mobile (LKA-115) USS Kiska (T-AE-35) USS Sentry (MCM-3) USS Pledge (MSO-492) USS Implicit (AM-455) USS Gallant (MSO-489) USS Excel (AM-439) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986) USS Cook (FF-1083) USS Francis Hammond (DE/FF-1067) USS George Philip (FFG-12) USS Peoria (LST-1183) USCGC Iris (WLB-395) USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) USCGC Active (WMEC-618) USCGC Orcas (WPB-1327) USCGC Fir (WLM-212) USCGC Blackhaw (WLB-390) USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) HMCS Saskatchewan (DDE 262) HMCS Qu'Appelle (DDE 264) HMCS Mackenzie (DDE 261) HMCS Yukon (DDE 263) HMCS Chaleur (MCB 164) HMCS Miramichi (MCB 163) HMCS Cowichan (MCB 162) HMCS Thunder (MCB 161)
2011 Ships included:
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) USS Ingraham (FFG-61) USS McClusky (FFG-41) USCGC Active (WMEC-618) USCGC Fir (WLB-213) USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563) ACOE Redlinger ACOE Essaysons HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
2012 Ships included:
USS Dewey (DDG-105) USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) USS Ingraham (FFG-61)
2013 For 2013 all Fleet Weeks were canceled due to budget issues
2014 Ships included:
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) USS Spruance (DDG-111) USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) USCGC CuttyHunk (WPB-1322) HMCS Oriole (KC 480)
2015 Ships included:
USS Chosin (CG-65) USS Cape St. George (CG-71) USS Champion (MCM-4) USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) USCGC Wahoo (87345) USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563) HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) HMCS Oriole (KC 480)
2016 Ships included:
USS Russell (DDG-59) USS Howard (DDG-83) USS Champion (MCM-4) USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623) USCGC Swordfish (WPB-87358) USCGC Fir (WLB-213) USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) HMCS Brandon (MM 710) HMCS Edmonton (MM 703)
2017 Ships included:
USCGC Orcas (WPB-1327)
2018
Ships included:
– Decommissioned 2001, in service as a training ship since
2019
Ships included:
– Decommissioned 2001, in service as a training ship since
2022
Ships included:
2023
USACE Redlinger
2024
USACE Redlinger
2025
USACE Redlinger
See also
Culture of Portland, Oregon
References
External links
Fleet Week Floats into Town for Rose Festival Celebration (2019). Portland Monthly