It’s that time of the year again: the Navy is arriving. Two Navies, in fact. The Seafair fleet will be steaming into Elliott Bay on Tuesday.

For those interested, here’s the list of the ships planned:

The U.S. Navy is contributing two destroyers, USS Chung-Hoon ^[1] and USS Milius ^[2], and an amphibious loading dock (USS Cleveland ^[3]).

The Canadian Navy is contributing three coastal patrol vessels, HMCS Edmonton ^[4], HMCS Saskatoon ^[5], and HMCS Yellowknife ^[6].

Last but certainly not least, the U.S. Coast Guard is sending the USCGC Fir ^[7]. I was hoping they’d send the original Fir ^[8], the last of the old lighthouse-service ships, but that one was decommissioned and replaced awhile back.

Yeah, it’s a less impressive fleet than we’ve had some years. The Navy is busy, they pointed out.

Hell with all of that, you might say, are the Blue Angels coming? Of course. They’re arriving on Thursday and flying Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1:30 to 2:30. Watch out for stopped traffic on I-90, and if you’ve got dogs or small kids, keep an eye on them when the Angels fly by. My greyhound doesn’t love the roar of their engines. The full schedule is available here ^[9].

[Seattle P-I ^[10]]