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Navy Week full of free activities

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(David Kamerman/Globe Staff/file 2007)

The USS Constitution off Castle Island during Navy Week in 2007.

By Globe Staff

The fifth annual Navy Week kicks off today in Boston with free tours of the USS Constitution in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Activities over the next six days include an F-18 flight simulator on City Hall Plaza, a concert by the Navy Northeast Showband at Faneuil Hall, and a sunset parade in Charlestown Navy Yard to honor Captain Shawn Murphy, the first mate of the Maersk Alabama, a container ship hijacked in April by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

Here is the full schedule for Navy Week:

Tuesday, June 30

10 a.m.-5:50 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - free public tours

10 a.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

Noon Harborfest Opening Ceremony - Faneuil Hall Marketplace

2 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

6 p.m. Navy Northeast Showband Concert - Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Wednesday, July 1

10 a.m.-5:50 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - free public tours

10 a.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

10 a.m.-6 p.m. F/A18 flight simulator and Chevy Suburban - City Hall Plaza

11 a.m. - 2p.m. Community Service Project at the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans,
17 Court St.

2 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

6 p.m. Vice Admiral Kevin McCoy is the guest speaker at the Boston Rotary Club
meeting, Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St.

Thursday, July 2

10 a.m.-5:50 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - free public tours

10 a.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

10 a.m.-6 p.m. F/A18 Flight Simulator and Chevy Suburban - City Hall Plaza

2 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

8 p.m. Northeast Navy Showband Concert, Trum Field, Broadway, Somerville. Vice
Admiral McCoy to speak briefly. Navy Medal of Honor recipients Captains Tom
Kelley and Tom Hudner will be attending.

Friday, July 3

10 a.m.-5:50 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - free public tours

10 a.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

10 a.m.-6 p.m. F/A18 Flight Simulator and Chevy Suburban - City Hall Plaza

1 p.m. Vice Admiral Kevin McCoy to present a lecture at the Museum of Science

2 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

7 p.m. Color Guard from the Navy Operational Support Center in Quincy will present
colors for the national anthem at Fenway Park for the Red Sox game.

Saturday, July 4

9 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall Plaza. Vice Admiral McCoy to lead the
Pledge of Allegiance

9:30a.m. Parade steps off from City Hall Plaza

10 a.m.-Noon USS Constitution turnaround cruise (short - to USCG base and back)

10 a.m.-6 p.m. F/A18 Flight Simulator and Chevy Suburban - City Hall Plaza

2:30-5:50 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - free public tours

8 p.m. Color Guard from USS Constitution presents colors for the national anthem at the
Boston Pops July 4th celebration at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade

Sunday, July 5

10 a.m.-5:50 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - free public tours

10 a.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

10 a.m.-6 p.m. F/A18 Flight Simulator and Chevy Suburban - City Hall Plaza

11a.m.-6 p.m. Chowderfest, City Hall Plaza

2 p.m. USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard - boarding pike and gun drills

4-5:15p.m. Navy Northeast Showband free concert at Faneuil Hall Marketplace

6:45p.m. Sunset Parade, Charlestown Navy Yard. Captain Shawn Murphy, first mate of
the Maersk Alabama, will be honored by the Navy