Party ship to visit Mobile Mardi Gras

MOBILE, Ala. - The USS McFaul has become the party ship for the northern Gulf Coast. The destroyer, which will visit Mobile for Mardi Gras, previously docked in the Port City during BayFest 2010. The music fest is no more, but the McFaul, built and launched at nearby Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., in 1997 has stayed busy, according to an official log of activities. It’s due to dock just north of the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center at about 11 a.m. on Feb. 21. The Coast Guard Cutter Gannet will begin its own Mardi Gras visit on Feb. 24. Both ships will be open to tours during their visits. It is long-standing tradition for Navy ships to visit Mobile during Mardi Gras, with uniformed sailors joining the civilian crowds at parades and other festivities. (Source: Alabama Media Group 02/19/20) https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-destroyer-coast-guard-cutter-to-visit-mobile-for-mardi-gras-1.619289