A fleet of 16 tall ships, led by the STS Young Endeavor and HM Bark Endeavor, have entered Sydney Harbor for the International Fleet Review 2013, local media reported on Thursday.

The International Fleet Review is a week-long celebration commemorating the centenary of the first Royal Australian Navy Fleet's arrival in Sydney on Oct. 4, 1913.

The tall ships sailed in two lines down the harbor on Thursday.

Around 40 war ships from 19 countries will fill in Sydney Harbor for the event on Friday.

The celebrations are expected to attract more than a million visitors to Sydney over the long weekend.