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On a beautiful summer's day, accompanied by a brisk wind, the USS Constitution led a majestic procession of tall ships from across the world into Boston Harbor Tuesday.
The procession of ships, ranging from the largest "Class A" vessels to numerous smaller ships followed the Constitution into the harbor beginning at 9:30 a.m. and continued until 3:45 p.m.
A Russian ship, the Kruzenshtern, was largest vessel of the entire procession. A behemoth at 376 feet, the Kruzenshtern is the second-longest tall ship in the world.
The Shriners then paraded from Copley Square to City Hall in a procession that drew about 300,000 spectators and took four hours from start to finish.
Washington, played by former Cambridge Historical Society director Warren Little, then led the procession through Harvard Yard to Cambridge Common, where revolutionary war re-enactors held musket-firing demonstrations and discussed 18th-century life with Cambridge residents.