WTC rebuilt........

[masterswimmer]

......in the form of power and patriotism. Behold............

USS New York
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It was built with 7.5 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 Centerwas melted down in a foundry in Amite , LAto 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'

 

[Timbo]

kick a$$ and take names later......................:tank:

 

[cb747]

Awesome ship! For additional info heres the official site for it http://www.ussny.org/

 

[KathyC]

Thanks for posting this Russ, a really great use of the steel from the Towers!
I hope she comes to NY some day

 

[House of Laughter]

Thanks for posting this Russ, a really great use of the steel from the Towers!
I hope she comes to NY some day

Would definitely have to visit - way too close to home to not - not to mention one of my best buddies was a e15 on an LPD during the Persian gulf wars - great boat, great honor to all who serve this country.

House

 

[jhale]

wow that's intense. I hope she has a good life and will help make a difference.
I'd love to see her if they bring the ship to NY.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

So is it more like a cruiser then?Awesome ship.

 

[House of Laughter]

So is it more like a cruiser then?Awesome ship.

LPD is a marine transport - and the back drops out into the ocean to allow ducks into the water and to gather other items - in the persian gulf it was the PT boats that the seabats blew out of the water -

Fast for it's class as well.

house

 

[daisy]

i can think of few memorials that are more fitting... Thank you for sharing this Russ.

 

[cb747]

It IS being commissioned in NY in the fall of 2009 http://www.ussny.org/commissioning.html

 

[Treef]

Awesome!