Held nearly every year since 1984, this will be the 36th Fleet Week New York and is the Navy’s single largest community outreach event held annually. The celebration of the sea services, happening May 22 – 28, includes free public ship tours, military static displays, and performances designed to showcase the skilled expertise of today’s maritime services. FWNY provides an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and see first-hand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services.
Two U.S. Navy ships, three U.S. Coast Guard vessels, and four U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol boats will participate, along with ships from Germany.
Ship and pier locations, according to Fleet Week, include:
Manhattan, Pier 88 South:(Public tours only on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
– Amphibious assault ship, USS Bataan (LHD 5) from Norfolk, Virginia
Manhattan, Pier 90 North: (Public tours only on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
– Baden-Württemberg-class frigate FGS Baden-Württemberg (F-222) from Germany
– Berlin-class replenishment ship FGS Frankfurt am Main (A-1412) from Germany
Manhattan, Intrepid Museum, Pier 86 (Tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
– Four U.S. Naval Academy YPs, Annapolis, Maryland (Tours only May 23-24)
– Bay-class cutter USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB-109) from Bayonne, New Jersey (Tours May 23-27)
Homeport Pier, Staten Island: (Public tours will be May 23 – 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
– Freedom -class littoral combat ship USS MARINETTE (LCS 25) from Mayport, Florida
– Legend-class cutter USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) from Charleston, South Carolina
– Keeper-class coastal buoy tender USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM-552) from Bayonne, New Jersey