Tour USS Nimitz and Other Naval Station Everett Ships Saturday

Based on various levels of security alerts you never really know when you might get a chance to tour the ships at Naval Station Everett. That’s why the following press release is great news for this weekend…

Naval Station Everett will host a Community Day on Saturday, May 31, inviting the local community to tour three U.S. Navy ships from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Entry to the event and ship tours will be free and open to the public.

Visitors will have the opportunity to tour aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup, and frigate USS Rodney M. Davis, which are homeported in Everett.

Ship tours will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visitors will be admitted on base as early as 10 a.m. Ship tours will begin at 11 a.m. and will continue throughout the event every half-hour. Ship tour participants must be fully ambulatory and children must be over eight years of age.

Visitors are highly encouraged to use mass transit. Parking on base will be limited to those with disabilities who have a disabled parking placard. Bus transportation will be available from the Everett Transit Station on 32nd St. and Smith Ave. to the base. Buses on Route 6 will be scheduled to run every 15 min. from 9 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. (see attached map). Regular fees will apply.

All visitors must present valid government-issued photo identification upon entry and should expect security screenings that include opening bags, vehicle searches, and the use of metal detectors.

The following items will be prohibited on base: No backpacks or bags larger than purse-size, pets (excluding service animals), weapons of any kind (firearms, knives, etc.), explosives (fireworks or ammunition), coolers, or alcoholic beverages. No liquids will be permitted on the ships.

The opportunity for ships to offer public tours depends on multiple factors that vary from year to year such as ship availability, operational schedules, and security requirements.

Information will also be available via the base information hotline at (425)304-5665 and the Naval Station Everett Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NavalStationEverett.

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