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USS New York
With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy's amphibious assault ship, USS
New York, has already made history.
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations
against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be
delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, La. , to cast the
ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, "those big rough
steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was
there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first
arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up."
"It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us
down. We're going to be back."
The ship's motto? - 'Never Forget'
New York, has already made history.
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations
against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be
delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, La. , to cast the
ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, "those big rough
steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was
there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first
arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up."
"It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us
down. We're going to be back."
The ship's motto? - 'Never Forget'
Artists Rendering of the USS New York
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