PHILADELPHIA (October 1, 2025) – When Philadelphia welcomes the United States Navy to celebrate 250 years since its founding (October 9 - 16), the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (“DRWC”) parks – including Spruce Street Harbor Park and Cherry Street Pier – alongside the Independence Seaport Museum (“ISM”), will become the premier destination to commemorate the 250th Anniversaries of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
Welcoming the Parade of Ships on the morning of Thursday, October 9, Spruce Street Harbor Park will offer visitors special viewing access along its Waterfront to watch select ships make their way up the Delaware River. ISM’s Olympia, a nineteenth-century cruiser and the oldest steel warship afloat in the world, will fire her Triple six-pounder Gun to welcome them. Together, all ten Navy and Coast Guard vessels will travel along the Delaware River and dock at four berthing locations on both shores: Pier 4 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Penn’s Landing, Gloucester Main Terminal, and the Camden Waterfront.
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