About this episode

The episode covers the arrival of ships for the Portland Rose Festival's Fleet Week.

The Ship Report, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Fleet Week Tuesday Ships 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 starting later this week. For more info, see https://www.rosefestival.org/events/2026/fleetweek Also, the USNS Watkins, a Military Sealift Command vehicle carrier, should be at the Port of Astoria this afternoon around 2:30 pm. She left the river yesterday after departing from Vancouver, but will be back today at the port here in town.

People in this episode

Host: The Ship Report

Topics covered

• Fleet Week
• Rose Festival
• Ship tracking
• Military ships
• Portland events

Keywords

• Fleet Week
• Portland Rose Festival
• HMCS Max Bernays
• USS Chafee
• USNS Watkins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HMCS Max Bernays, USS Chafee, USNS Watkins

Places: Portland, Astoria, Tom McCall Park, Vancouver

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