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**SOLD OUT** Veterans Affinity Network Presents NYC Fleet Week: USS New York (LPD-21) Tour

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Join fellow Hopkins alumni and friends for a rare opportunity to tour the USS New York (LPD-21) during NYC's Fleet Week. The USS New York is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship and the fifth U.S. Navy ship to be named after the state of New York. Shortly after September 11, 2001, Governor of New York at the time, George E. Pataki, wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, requesting that the Navy bestow the name "New York" on a surface warship involved in the Global War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11th attacks.

A symbolic amount of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center was used in her construction. Weighing in at approximately 25,000 tons, her mission is to deploy 700 or so Marines. On your tour, you'll see helicopters on the flight deck and, if you're lucky, you may see a V-SS Osprey, track landing craft, or a hovercraft in the well deck.

The morning tour will begin promptly at 11:00 am. Once the tour is complete, participants are welcome to enjoy the rest of their day and Memorial Day Weekend in New York City.

Please, report to the pre-arranged tours desk in front of the gate for the tour. 

Event Fees
Per person for JHU alumni and guests. Children under age 8 are free. The fee supports the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association and is independent of the U.S. Navy.
$10.00
Location

Tour Entrance:
Pier 88
West 48th Street & 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10036

 

Contact Info

For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-JHU-JHU1 (548-5481) or contact Jamie Seward, jseward@jhu.edu, (410) 218-0217.

*** Please, email Jamie Seward at jseward@jhu.edu with the names of children, under age 8, attending the tour. ****

Additional Info

IMPORTANT NOTES AND RESTRICTIONS

  • *Photo identification is required for entrance.
  • You will be touring a working Navy ship and you may be required to walk up and down ladders and ramps. Please, wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Do not wear heels, sandals, or flip flops. Avoid wearing necklaces that may get caught. Avoid carrying heavy bags. Ladies should not wear skirts.
  • All visitors will pass through a magnetometer and may be searched.
  • Handbags and camera cases will be searched prior to boarding the ship.
  • Wheelchairs are allowed on the pier, but not on the ship.
  • Strollers will not be permitted on the ship.
  • Parents/guardians must be able to carry children up and down ladders.
  • No large backpacks, pocket knives, weapons, or alcohol will be allowed aboard.
  • Electronic devices are subject to examination.
  • Cameras (still and video) are permitted.
  • Bring water or hydrating drinks.

The U.S. Navy is not responsible for any personal articles or property lost or stolen while left unattended on the pier.