Are any songs commemorating this event? On such an occasion I would likely sing Ken Graydon's, "Seafaring Men:"

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You seafaring men
You deep water rovers
You East India sailors
You brave Gloucester men

You bold Viking raiders
You old Cape Horn traders
Your grandsons salute you
You seafaring men

From Gloucester to Biscay
And on to San Paulo
'From Bath to New Brunswick
And on to Calais

From Dundee to Dover
And half the world over
You were either arriving
Or sailing away

So here's to the shades
All you salt water sailors
And here's to the memories
You left to us then

You sons of John Cabot
You old Cape Cod whalers
You Portuguese sailors
You seafaring men

We wish you calm waters
And a fair wind behind you
We wish you safe passage
Wherever you be

We wish you snug harbors
At the end of your journey
We wish you contentment
You men of the sea

You seafaring men
You deep water rovers
You East India sailors
You brave Gloucester men

You bold Viking raiders
You old Cape Horn traders
Your grandsons salute you
You seafaring men

-Adam Miller