USS Shoup Will Visit Portland Rose Festival

The Portland visit offers the public an opportunity to tour onboard the ship and meet the Sailors as they showcase the ship's capabilities.

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, USS Shoup Courtesy: shoup.navy.mil

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Sailors onboard U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, USS Shoup (DDG 86), will arrive on June 4th for the Rose Festival.

The ship will cruise along the Willamette River and moor between the Steel and Burnside Bridges before 4 pm. The Shoup, along with three Royal Canadian Navy ships and two U.S. Coast Guard cutters will be in Portland to celebrate the 102nd Rose Festival.

The vessels will be in the city through June 8 offering public tours and participating in the annual festivities. The Portland visit offers the public an opportunity to tour onboard the ship and meet the Sailors as they showcase the ship's capabilities.

It also gives citizens a chance to gain a better understanding of how the sea services support the Maritime Strategy and our national defense.