USS Constitution —“Old Ironsides”— will get underway at 10 a.m. on Sat., July 4, as part of Independence Day observances and will fire off a 21-gun salute near at Castle Island at about 11:30 a.m. Above, the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, is shown in a photo by Greg M. Cooper.
Boston Harbor will again become a showcase for the world’s tall ships next week as Sail Boston 2026 welcomes more than 60 vessels from around the globe for a week-long celebration tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The festival will begin on Sat., July 11, with the Meet Boston Parade of Sail, expected to draw millions of spectators along the waterfront. The fleet will gather beyond Deer Island in Massachusetts Bay beginning around 9 a.m. before making its way past Castle Island and into the inner harbor at approximately 10:15 a.m. The ships will then turn around in the harbor and proceed to berthing locations in Charlestown, downtown Boston, and the Seaport…