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LA FLEET WEEK 2017 Schedule
September 4, 2017
Ships in Port:
LA Fleet Week ship details include:
• USS ANCHORAGE (LPD-23) – a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be a namesake of the city of Anchorage, Alaska.
Motto: “We Leave Nothing to Chance.”
• USS DEWEY (DDG-105) – an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the U.S. Navy. Dewey is the third Navy ship named after Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
Motto: “The Will to Fight from the Heart”
• USS SCOUT (MCM-8) – the eighth ship in the Avenger-class of mine countermeasure ships, commissioned by the U.S. Navy on December 15, 1990.
Motto: “Pathfinders – We lead the way”
• USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618) – Coast Guard Cutter ACTIVE is the eighth Coast Guard vessel to bear its proud name. A Reliance-class cutter, she was officially commissioned by the U.S. Coast Guard on September 17, 1966.
Nickname: “Li’l Tough Guy”
• HMCS OTTAWA (FFH 341) – a Royal Canadian
Navy Halifax-class frigate, the Ottawa is named
for Canada’s national capital, the City of Ottawa, and is the twelfth and final ship of the Halifax class that were built as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project.
Nickname: “Ocean Beaver”
• USS Pasadena (SSN-752) a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasadena, California. Pasadena provides the Fleet Commander or Task Force Commander a multi-mission platform. Wikipedia
Event Schedule
- 7-10 a.m. Conquer the Bridge 9, a 5.3-mile race (both walkers and runners welcome)
Vincent Thomas Bridge - 8-11 a.m. Victory Breakfast ($10 per person)
Battleship IOWA - 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Event Expo & Exhibit Area presented by LA Fleet Week Leadership Council
Inside Main Exhibit Area - 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. STEM Expo presented by Associated Foundations
Inside Main Exhibit Area - 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. U.S. Bank Veterans Village
Inside Main Exhibit Area - 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Humanitarian Village
Outside Exhibit Area - 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. S.S. Lane Victory Merchant Marine Museum and Memorial
Berth 43 - 9-11 a.m. TBA
Port of Los Angeles Stage - 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Food Expo
Outside Dining Area - 9:30-10 a.m. Robot Wars
Basketball Court - 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Guided ship tours/limited mobility pierside tours/ship-viewing photo tours presented by Yelp (no reservations required; walk-ups welcome, first-come, first served)
Line forms indoors - 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Los Angeles Fire Department Historic Fireboat No. 2 Ralph J. Scott Display
Fire Station 112, San Pedro - 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Battleship IOWA
250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro - Noon-4 p.m. Military and Law Enforcement Search and Rescue Demonstrations
Downtown Harbor - Noon-4 p.m. Aerial Demonstrations presented by Clyde & Company and American Airlines
Best viewing locations are aboard Battleship IOWA and at Downtown Harbor - Noon-Midnight Sailor Bar
Battleship IOWA - Noon-1 p.m. DJ Frisco (karaoke)
Port of Los Angeles Stage - 2:30-4 p.m. Galley Wars Culinary Competition
Basketball Court - 1:30-2 p.m. Bob Hope USO Troupe (patriotic)
Port of Los Angeles Stage - 2:30-3 p.m. Rock for Vets on the Delta Stage
Port of Los Angeles Stage - 4:15-5:15 p.m. 2Hot2Handle (UFO Tribute/rock)
The Bob Hope USO Delta Air Lines Stage on Battleship IOWA - 5:30-6:45 p.m. Priss (KISS Tribute/rock)
The Bob Hope USO Delta Air Lines Stage on Battleship IOWA - 7-9 p.m. Fan Halen (Van Halen Tribute/rock
The Bob Hope USO Delta Air Lines Stage on Battleship IOWA - 8:30-10 p.m. The Babys (original rock)
The Bob Hope USO Delta Air Lines Stage on Battleship IOWA