Tricia and I are happy to host the 2015 USS Calvert Associates reunion in Baltimore, Maryland this year.

Reunion Dates: Wednesday, Sept 30th – Saturday, Oct 3rd (depart Sunday, Oct 4th).

Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn – Baltimore / Arundel Mills, Maryland – Short distance from the BWI Airport – 7491 New Ridge Road, Hanover, MD 21076 | www.baltimorearundelmills.hgi.com | 410-878-7200 | Room rate of $129.00/night, plus tax. | Free shuttle to / from airport.

Registration forms (tours, meals, events, and hotel reservation information): 2015 Reunion Registration Forms (click link to download .pdf and print).

• Reunion registration form and payment is due by July 30th, 2015
• Hotel reservation cut-off (to receive discounted rate) is August 30th, 2015

Here is the calendar of events:

• Wednesday, September 30th – Arrive
• Thursday, October 1st
  • Bus trip to the US Naval Academy: Walking Historic Tour of the Academy
  • Lunch at the Academy (Boxed lunch)
  • Naval Academy Chapel – Memorial Service (Pending Chapel availability this day)
  • Meet and greet at the hotel with a deli sandwich dinner
• Friday, October 2nd
  • Bus trip to the Calvert Marine Museum at Solomon’s Island
  • Bus tour of Solomon’s Island, the “Cradle of Invasion” and visit the “On Watch” monument. The Calvert participated in many amphibious training exercises and operations in the Chesapeake Bay and around the Solomon’s Island area from October 1942 through August of 1943.
  • Calvert Marine Museum: View their extensive collection of USS Calvert memorabilia provided by John Cole over the years. The museum staff will explain the cataloging and archival process for handling all the information that they have regarding the USS Calvert. They will also discuss their plans for installation of a permanent exhibit in 2016.
  • Visit Calvert County Library where a temporary exhibit of USS Calvert materials is on display for several months through late summer to late fall 2015. Meet with County representatives and library staff.
  • Dinner on your own.
• Saturday, October 3rd
  • Bus trip to Baltimore Inner Harbor, tour of the Baltimore Aquarium and lunch/shopping opportunities.
  • Bus tour of the Sparrows Point Shipyard, where the USS Calvert’s keel was laid down and she was subsequently launched on May 22, 1942.
  • Memorial Service by the hotel pool (If the Naval Academy Chapel Memorial Service falls through due to unavailability on Thursday)
  • Banquet dinner at hotel
• Sunday, October 4th – Depart

Also look for details in June 2015 edition of the Calversion.

Contact Chris Funck at usscalvertwebmaster@gmail.com with questions.