NORFOLK — Norfolk and the port of Hampton Roads are among five destinations for Operation Sail Inc., a commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the birth of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The other ports announced Tuesday in Norfolk are Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans and New York City.
Called OpSail, the 2012 celebration will bring an armada of tall ships and naval vessels and the Blue Angels flight demonstration team to Virginia. The commemoration begins May 2012 in New Orleans and concludes in Boston Harbor on July 4, 2012.
Norfolk has seen its share of tall ships, including the 2007 commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.
