Fleet Week Photo Gallery

Commission salutes Fleet Week vessels from dazzle ship John J. Harvey

By Chris Isleib
Director of Public Affairs, United States World War One Centennial Commission

With the help of the historic fireboat John J. Harvey, painted in World War I "dazzle" camouflage pattern, the U.S. WWI Centennial Commission welcomed the U.S.S. New York as she led the parade of ships into New York Harbor to kick off Fleet Week New York, which this year is commemorating WWI, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for U.S. WWI Centennial Commission)

Seen from the deck of the historic fireboat John J. Harvey, sailors line the deck of U.S.S. New York as it sits docked after leading the parade of ships into New York Harbor to kick off Fleet Week New York, which this year is commemorating WWI, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for U.S. WWI Centennial Commission)