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==San Francisco== [[File:Blue Angels in delta formation at Fleet Week San Francisco 2016.jpg|thumb|left|[[Blue Angels]] performing at Fleet Week San Francisco in 2016]] For years it was common for several U.S. Navy ships to dock in San Francisco, California for a similar series of events. One or more fleet ships were docked as a "visit ship" for tourists to board, and the local community took in sailors for home visits; drinks were often discounted to uniformed sailors at area bars and restaurants. The highlight of the San Francisco Fleet Week is the Air Show on San Francisco Bay with the [[Blue Angels]] as the center of attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inside-guide-to-san-francisco-tourism.com/fleet-week-san-francisco.html|title=Fleet Week San Francisco|publisher=For City Secrets|access-date=2018-09-10|archive-date=2019-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303103510/https://www.inside-guide-to-san-francisco-tourism.com/fleet-week-san-francisco.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Air Show also features stunt planes and parachute team and Coast Guard demonstrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rove.me/to/san-francisco/fleet-week|title=Fleet Week|publisher=rove.me|access-date=2018-09-10|archive-date=2018-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131531/https://rove.me/to/san-francisco/fleet-week|url-status=live}}</ref> Another highlight of the Fleet Week SF is a parade of ships under the Golden Gate Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitfishermanswharf.com/events/fleet-week-e2x4y|title=Fleet Week|publisher=Fisherman's Wharf|access-date=2018-09-10|archive-date=2018-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131556/http://www.visitfishermanswharf.com/events/fleet-week-e2x4y|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Fleet Week 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Blue Angels]] flying over the [[San Francisco Bay]]. [[Golden Gate Bridge]] bottom left, [[Alcatraz Island]] bottom right. ]] The revived name of Fleet Week was applied to an expanded and more heavily publicized fleet visit in 1981, in conjunction with [[Columbus Day#United States observance|Columbus Day Weekend]] celebrations during the second week of October. Since then, the event has been held each year during the Columbus Day Weekend without a break and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005. The event is estimated to attract over one million people who watch the air show along the [[San Francisco Bay]] waterfront stretching from the [[San Francisco Ferry Building|Ferry Building]] to the [[Golden Gate Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Carolyn Tyler | title=SF's Fleet Week impacted by economic woes | url=https://abc7news.com/archive/7016572/ | work=KGO-TV News | date=September 15, 2009 | access-date=28 September 2011 | archive-date=29 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629030828/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7016572 | url-status=live }}</ref> The event was canceled for 2013 due to federal budgetary issues,<ref>{{cite news | author=Chris Roberts | title=SF's Fleet Week air show canceled with Blue Angels grounded | url=http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sfs-fleet-week-air-show-canceled-with-blue-angels-grounded/Content?oid=2336434 | work=The San Francisco Examiner | date=April 9, 2013 | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=12 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312103435/http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sfs-fleet-week-air-show-canceled-with-blue-angels-grounded/Content?oid=2336434 | url-status=live }}</ref> but was revived in 2014, and continues to be an annual event. ===San Francisco Fleet Week 2018=== Ships included: * {{USS|Bonhomme Richard|LHD-6}} * {{USS|Dewey|DDG-105}} * {{USS|Manchester|LCS-14}} * {{USCGC|Forrest Rednour|WPC-1129}} * {{HMCS|Vancouver|FFH 331}} * {{MV|Cape Horn}} * {{MV|John D. Dillard}} ===San Francisco Fleet Week 2019=== Ships included: * {{USS|Somerset|LPD-25}} * {{USS|Princeton|CG-59}} * {{USS|Zumwalt|DDG-1000}} * {{USS|Charleston|LCS-18}} * {{USCGC|Steadfast|WMEC-623}} * {{USCGC|Terrell Horne|WPC-1131}} * {{HMAS|Brisbane|DDG 41}} ===San Francisco Fleet Week 2021=== San Francisco Fleet Week returned after 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ships included: * {{USS|Rushmore|LSD-47}} * {{USS|Michael Monsoor|DDG-1001}} * {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56}} * {{USS|Shoup|DDG-86}} * {{USCGC|Robert Ward|WPC-1130}} ===San Francisco Fleet Week 2022=== Ships included: * {{USS|Harpers Ferry|LSD-49}} * {{USS|Princeton|CG-59}} * {{USS|Fitzgerald|DDG-62}} * {{USS|Kansas City|LCS-22}} * {{USCGC|Terrell Horne|WPC-1131}} === San Francisco Fleet Week 2023 === Ships included: * {{USS|John P. Murtha|LPD-26}} * {{USS|Paul Hamilton|DDG-60}} * {{USCGC|Waesche|WMSL-751}} * {{USCGC|Benjamin Bottoms|WPC-1132}} === San Francisco Fleet Week 2024 === Ships included: * {{USS|Tripoli|LHA-7}} * {{USS|Somerset|LPD-25}} * {{USCGC|Bertholf|WMSL-750}} * {{HMCS|Regina|FFH 334}}
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