2008 Rose Festival Fleet

United States Navy
USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
USS Preble (DDG 88)
USS Kidd (DDG 100)
USS Gary (FFG 51)

Canadian Maritime Forces
HMCS Edmonton
HMCS Whitehorse

United States Coast Guard
USCGC Active
USCGC Bluebell
USCGC Henry Blake
USCGC Black Fin

Tall Sailing Ships
MV Lady Washington
MV Hawaiian Chieftain

Historic Ships
Sternwheeler Portland
PT 658

Fleet Week:

Wednesday, June 4 - Sunday, June 8

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.