NYC Fleet Week Update!

Guys....

The active-duty Navy littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS-25) is traveling up the Hudson River on Friday, July 3, 2026, en route to the Port of Albany for the nation's 250th birthday celebrations. [1, 2]
Hudson River Transit Schedule (Friday, July 3, 2026) 

You can track or view the ship from shore as it moves north. The estimated schedule provided by local authorities and the Navy includes the following approximate times: [1, 2, 3] 

5:30 a.m. – Ambrose Channel
7:00 a.m. – Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
7:30 a.m. – Battery Park
8:24 a.m. – George Washington Bridge
11:00 a.m. – Mario Cuomo Bridge
1:30 p.m. – West Point
2:45 p.m. – Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Ulster County area
4:45 p.m. – Kingston Area
6:00 p.m. – Catskill / Dutchman's Landing / Rip Van Winkle Bridge
6:30 p.m. – City of Hudson (passing Columbia County between 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)
7:59 p.m. – Port of Albany arrival [1, 2, 3, 4] 

Note: All times are approximate  

~Mark Norman