Ship Shape

<p>International vessels dock in the Inner Harbor for Star-Spangled Sailabration, commemorating the War of 1812 bicentennial.</p>

Photos by David Colwell
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Reenactors parade for the Star-Spangled Sailabration with the Mexican ship <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i> in the background.
Fort McHenry’s director of interpretation, Vince Vaise, smiles in traditional colonial garb.
A sailor aboard the Mexican <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i> ship.
Another crewmember aboard the <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i>.
Sailors gather on the bow of the <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i>.
The <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i> ship docked in the Inner Harbor.
Our mainstay, the <i>USS Constellation</i>, with two international ships in the background.
The Harbor’s dragon boats pale in comparison to the tall ships of Sailabration.
The <i>Dewaruci</i> of Indonesia sailed through Canton before docking in the Inner Harbor.
<i>Dewaruci</i> figurehead represents the mythological Indonesian god of truth and courage.
A detailed look at the wheelhouse aboard the <i>Dewaruci</i>.
The <i>USS Constellation</i> with the <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i> in the background.
The <i>USS Constellation</i> was the only ship with her cannons out.
A crewmember aboard the <i>Dewaruci</i> takes part in an early-morning flag ceremony.
Famed weatherman Al Roker was in town to cover the Sailabration for the Today show.
Crewmembers aboard the <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i>.
The figurehead emperor <i>Cuauhtémoc</i> with Aztec weaponry looks straight ahead into the path of the ship bearing his name.
A crewmember aboard the <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i> takes part in a flag ceremony.
Crewmembers adjust the sails on the mast of the <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i>.
The <i>ARM Cuauhtémoc</i> has sailed more than 400,000 nautical miles in her 30 years of service.