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The 990 foot long United States is departing Philadelphia on Friday, November 15, 2024 around 7:00 AM. It has been postponed but not rescheduled. This event post is meant to develop a list of anyone interested in the new trip when we have a date. We set Nov 29- but it could be anytime!?
We are working on a cruise to see the United States aboard the Cape May Whale Watcher on Friday or possibly Saturday morning. The problem is timing.
They plan to pass under bridges in Philadelphia at low tide. The tow will probably be moving between 4-7 knots and they are 75 miles away from cape may. That puts them 10- 19 hours away.
If everything goes according to plan that puts them off of Cape May between 5:00 PM and 2:00 AM (in the dark). If they move faster and we head up the bay, we may be able to get to them around sunset.
We have plotted the course they will be following and we can catch up to them between 55 miles to 78 miles past the Walt Whitman. If things go according to plan and they travel at 7 knots- we can in theory catch up with them around Ship John Shoal around 3:00 PM. That is a big if.
We do apologize for the SAT questions of “if a ship departs Philadelphia traveling at 4 knots and a Whale Watching boat leaves Cape May traveling at 18 knots- where will they connect…..” but that is the real world logistics of making this happen.
If anyone knows of a better timeline from the Tugs please post here or email us at [email protected] and we will make the cruise happen accordingly.
Preliminary estimate puts us leaving Cape May, NJ around 12:00 PM to head North West to intersect.
CapeMayWhaleWatcher.com
Why do we care about the Ocean Liner United States? It is one of most impressive Ocean Liners ever constructed. It still holds the speed record for a transatlantic crossing to this day traveling up to 36 knots or faster by some reports. And Robert A. Stewart, Captain Jeff’s Father, helped build some of the parts that went into the United States, as a pattern maker at General Steel. The keel of the United States was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1950, but her parts were made all around the country, including General Steel in Philadelphia, PA.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1218 Wilson Dr, Cape May, NJ, United States
