BALTIMORE (AP) - As part of a weeklong celebration of the Star-Spangled Banner's 200th birthday, 30 naval vessels and tall ships will arrive in Baltimore's harbor.
Ships from around the world, including vessels from Canada, Norway, Germany, Spain and Turkey, will dock at Locust Point, Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor. Many of the tall ships will be on public display between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., from Sept. 11 to 16.
The ships are part of the Star-Spangled Spectacular, an event to commemorate the bicentennial of the writing of America's national anthem.
Baltimore-area attorney Francis Scott Key penned the words to the Star-Spangled Banner in September of 1814, after the United States managed to maintain control over Fort McHenry following an air strike from British naval ships that lasted 25 hours.
