Fleet Week in New York City 2005 (continued) -- the Staten Island edition.

I was off to Staten Island (via the Ferry from Manhatten in case your wondering) to visit the Stapleton Piers. I took the MTA Staten Island Railway to the Stapleton Station to visit the naval ships part of Fleet Week in New York City. As you can see from the pictures below it was a great day weatherwise! There were ships from Canada, United States, France and Pakistan at this area of the week long event. For some reason I mainly stuck to photographing the Canadian naval ships. Perhaps that is because once you have seen one of these it is like seeing them all. Any way, here are the pictures:


Fleet Week on Staten Island from the Stapleton MTA Staten Island Railway station.


The HMCS Saint John's (front), the HMCS Halifax (middle ship) and the HMCS Athabaskan.


The fronts of the HMCS Athabaskan (near ship) the HMCS Halifax and the HMCS St. John's (far ship).


The HMCS Athabascan.


Gangway to the HMCS Athabaskan.


A Sea King Helicopter on board the HMCS Halifax.


The Sea King Helicopter viewed from the HMCS St. John's. The Helicopter is onboard the HMCS Halifax.


The Verrazano Narrows Bridge from the rear of the HMCS St. John's.


The rear of the three Canadian ships. HMCS Athabaskan (near), HMCS Halifax, and HMCS St. John's (far).


The Verrazano Narrows Bridge from the rear of "the Meuse".


The rear of the HMCS Ville de Quebec.


Four Canadian Seamen (left in white) and one Canadian Airforceman (in blue to the right of the Canadian Seamen).


Three Canadian naval ships (HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Halifax and HMCS St. John's from left to right).