Images from the NIGHT WATCH

 

NIGHT WATCH

Over the weekend the combined crews of HMS FALCON, HMS BELLISARIUS & HMS ACASTA took over the Castillio de San Marcos with a full schedule of Naval inspection, dosing of the sailors what went ashore, singing, sewing and the firing of the gun from the wall of the Castillio itself at regular intervals.

That night, the crew of the FALCON lead the parade with torches while the BELLISARIUS & ACASTA crews brought up the rear and worked crowd control upon our arrival at the Plaza de la Constitución.

In the Night Watch

Acastas line up with the combined crews of HMS Belisarius, Thunderer and Falcon at St. Augustine's 'Colonial Night Watch' event. Hosted at the Castillo de San Marcos, this popular annual event recreates historic Night Watches in garrison towns, where any citizens still on the streets after the gates were locked were required to carry a light so that they could be seen and identified by the Night Watch.



Your Acastas participated in interpretation inside the fort during the day and marched with the other sailors in the parade that night!

 Sailors take over the 'British quarters'

Acastas lined up inside the fort.