Fleet Week photos of the USS Fitzgerald and USS Princeton
A naval officer observes the crowds gathered to tour the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Princeton from the deck of the USS Princeton, which is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco under the Bay Bridge on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Hundreds wait in line to go aboard the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco under the Bay Bridge on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
A sign proclaiming "Danger Missile Blast Area" is plastered on the side of the USS Fitzgerald, which San Franciscans and tourists are touring while its docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
A group of San Franciscans and tourists of all ages board the USS Fitzgerald, which is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
A naval officer exits a door on the USS Fitzgerald. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Hundreds wait in line to go aboard the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Ngoc Nguyen, center, and her husband, Bien Nguyen, right, admire the large gun, dubbed "5 inch" by officers because 5 inches is the size of the shells it shoots, during a tour of the the USS Fitzgerald, which is docked at Piers 30-32 on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
The Bay Bridge is seen through a circular window in a door of the USS Fitzgerald, which is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Lt. Morgen Richards gives a tour of the USS Fitzgerald to a group of San Franciscans and tourists of all ages at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Handwritten notes adorn the windows looking over the bay, while the USS Fitzgerald is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Navy officers escort tour groups off the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Detail of the dashboard, which showcases the direction of the boat, which is currently docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
U.S. Navy officers observe the crowds gathered to tour the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco under the Bay Bridge on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Micheal Aguayo mans a 240B machine gun looking over the Bay, while the USS Fitzgerald is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
David, who declined to give his last name, tours the the USS Fitzgerald, which is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
A member of the Small Caliber Action Team (SCAT) looks out at the Bay while holding an 240B machine gun on the deck of the USS Fitzgerald, which is docked at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Lt. Morgen Richards gives a tour of the USS Fitzgerald to a group of San Franciscans and tourists of all ages, at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Members of the U.S. Navy serve as tour guides and security during the public tours of the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Navy officers escort tour groups off the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Members of the U.S. Navy serve as tour guides and security during the public tours of the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Princeton at Piers 30-32 in the Bayside Village/Embarcadero area of San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. | Camille Cohen/The Standard
Anyone who knows anything about Fleet Week may associate the early October event with the thunderous roar of The Blue Angels. But the tradition is meant to honor the entirety of the United States Armed Forces.
Thursday afternoon, as the cobalt fighter jets soared high above the city, hundreds of locals stood in line at Piers 30 and 32, waiting for a tour of some of the United States Navy’s most impressive seafaring vessels.
A number of ships in the Navy’s Pacific Fleet are currently docked in the Port of San Francisco and open to the public through Monday, Oct. 10. They include the USS Harpers Ferry, a 610-foot dock landing ship; the USS Princeton, a 567-food large combat vessel; the USS Fitzgerald, a 505-foot Arleigh Burke-class destroyer; the USS Kansas City, a 377-foot Independence-class littoral combat ship; and the USCGC Terrell Horne, a Coast Guard cutter.
The Standard sent a photographer out to the scene on Thursday, Oct. 6, to capture images from the USS Princeton and the USS Fitzgerald. Click on the gallery above to get a peek.
