Norfolk, Va. – Five U.S. Navy ships, four U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Yard Patrol boats (YPs), two U.S. Coast Guard cutters (USCGC), and four Royal Canadian Navy ships will participate in 2016 Fleet Week New York (FWNY) from May 25-31, the Navy announced Monday.
Two of the Navy ships and one of the Coast Guard cutters are stationed in Hampton Roads.
The Navy says it is anticipated that nearly 4,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will participate.
All ships will be open for tours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Participating ships and units include:
Manhattan, Pier 88S:
The USS Bataan on deployment. (U.S. Navy)
. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), from Norfolk, Virginia
. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
*Please note due to cruise ship operations there will be no public tours on Pier 88S on Sunday, May 29.
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Pier 86N:
. USCGC Juniper (WLB 201), from Newport, Rhode Island
. Four USNA YPs, from Annapolis, Maryland
USS Bainbridge (WTKR’s Todd Corillo)
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal:
. Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), from Mayport, Florida
. Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), from Norfolk, Virginia
. USCGC Forward (WMEC 911), from Portsmouth, Virginia
USS The Sullivan’s Homeport Pier, Staten Island:
. Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), from Mayport, Florida
. Cyclone-class patrol (coastal) ship USS Shamal (PC 13), from Mayport, Florida
Manhattan, Pier 92S:
. Iroquois-class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan (D 282), from Canadian Forces Base Halifax
. Kingston-class coastal defence vessel HMCS Kingston (MM 700), from Canadian Forces Base Halifax
. Kingston-class coastal defence vessel HMCS Moncton (MM 708), from Canadian Forces Base Halifax
. Submarine HMCS Windsor (SSK 877) , from Canadian Forces Base Halifax
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