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Navy ship ‘New York’ memorializes 9/11’s WTC victims

February
29

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.navyship.jpg

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.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 6:00 am by Nicole Neroulias.
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KatieRich Liebson is a "military brat" who grew up on bases in the U.S. and Germany during his father's 23-year career as an Air Force enlisted man. Rich enlisted in the Army in 1976 and until his discharge in 1980 was assigned to the 78th Engineer Battalion in Ettlingen, Germany, as a public information specialist and translator. He's been a reporter at The Journal News and its forerunner, the Reporter Dispatch, for more than 20 years. During that time he's covered a variety of beats and has written frequently about veterans and veterans issues.
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