Navy ship ‘New York’ memorializes 9/11’s WTC victims
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The U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio class amphibious transport dock – LPD ship has been named “New York.” More than seven tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center wreckage was melted and formed to make the bow stem of the ship, symbolizing “the spirit and resiliency of the people of New York,” according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s press release.
The ship’s official motto is: “Never Forget.”
The 684-foot long ship will be christened at 10 a.m. CST tomorrow at the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding facilities in New Orleans, La. Upon commissioning in 2009, New York will be homeported in Norfolk, Va., as a part of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
Cmdr. F. Curtis Jones, of Binghamton, N.Y., the ship’s first commanding officer, will lead a crew of 360 officers and enlisted Navy personnel and three Marines. The ship can transport a landing force of up to 800 Marines.
Four previous U.S. naval ships have been named New York. The first, a gondola that served in 1776; the second, a frigate that served 1800-1814; the third, an armored cruiser that served 1893-1938; and the fourth, a battleship that served 1914-1946.
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