Fleet Week will get started tomorrow with a parade of ships that will be visible from most locations along Hudson River waterfront. The parade, called The Parade of Sail and The Military Parade of Ships will celebrate the penning of “The Star Spangeled Banner” and the War of 1812 in an event being sponsored by Operation Sail and the US Navy. OpSail’s Parade of Sail will be first, leaving from the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at 8:10 a.m. A total of 17 tall ships will travel north on the Hudson River, past Jersey City and Hoboken toward the George Washington Bridge. Once the OpSail group reaches the bridge, it will turn around and head south to the Intrepid Air, Sea, and Space Museum at Pier 86 in Manhattan. Starting at 10 a.m., the 10-ship Military Parade of Ships will also leave from the Verrazano and travel the same route, meeting the Parade of Sail at the Intrepid. Both groups of ships will be escorted along the river by the US Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team, who fly two types of planes, F/A-18s and C-130s. In April, the team conducted a low-level flight test over the Hudson in preparation for the fleet-week parade. Parade of Sail will include ships from across the world and will be led by the third largest tall ship in the world, Juan Sebastian de Elcano from Spain. Prime viewing will be available in locations such as Liberty State Park in Jersey City in addition to Pier A, Pier C, and Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken. Here is the parade’s schedule for tomorrow from the Fleet Week website: — 8:11 a.m. – The Parade of Sail travels beneath the Verrazano Bridge. — 9:18 a.m. — The Parade of Sail travels by the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. — 9:27 a.m. — The Parade of Sail passes by the World Trade Center area of Manhattan. — 10:39 a.m. — The Military Parade of Ships leaves from the Verrazano Bridge. — 11:22 a.m. — The Military Parade of Sail travels past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. — 11:28 a.m. — The Military Parade of Sail passes by the World Trade Center area of Manhattan. — 12 p.m. — The Parade of Sail and Military Parade of Ships pass each other in the vicinity of the Intrepid before heading to berths in Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. For more information about events during Fleet Week, visit their website. Previous Coverage: Tall and military ships to parade in Hudson River at start of Fleet Week