The Ship Report: Rose Festival Fleet Week Tuesday
The Ship Report, Tuesday, June 2, 2026Fleet Week TuesdayShips are starting to arrive in the river for the Portland Rose Festival; they’re the part of the festival referred to as Fleet Week. I’ll be tracking the ships as they arrive and sharing that information here. Today two ships head upriver: the Canadian Navy ship the HMCS Max Bernays passed Astoria inbound this morning to Portland and will be in Portland by early afternoon, and around 7:30am the USS Chafee leaves the Port of Astoria headed for Portland.Both ships will be on the Seawall at Tom McCall Park in Portland, open for tours…
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