World Trade Center Steel Strengthens New Naval Warship
The U.S.S. New York made its triumphant New York City debut today…. and what a sight to behold it was. Many 9-11 first responders and 9-11 family members lined the banks of the Hudson River today to be a part of history — to watch the ship made with the salvaged remains of the World Trade Center return to the site where twin towers came down 8 years ago.
Watching the transformation of the twisted and charred steel turn into a massive hulking warship was powerful for shipbuilders, who have said this ship is a bold reminder that America will “never forget”, which is also the ship’s motto.
The U.S.S. New York arrived with a large escort of firefighting, police and coast guard boats … like a protected public official — or rock star heading to a stage… a fitting entourage for a ship of this size. She is 684 feet long, 105 feet wide and weighs 25-thousand tons — 7 1/2 tons of salvaged steel from the twin towers were melted down and molded into the ship’s bow. As the ship made it’s way into New York Harbor … it passed under the Verrazano Bridge, then paused in the waters just outside the world trade center where Marines on board gave a 21 gun salute. It then muscled it’s way up the Hudson River to Pier 88 on Manhattan’s west side, where it will stay parked for the next 10 days.
It took a billion dollars, and four years to complete – there is what is considered a communications masterpiece tucked away under two cones of steel called the A-E-M’s — advanced enclosed masts that help reduce radar detection. During the ships construction Navy Commanding Officer Curt Jones said, he knew this ship was going to be special. “I walked underneath this ship, and put my hand on the hull and every hair in my body stood on edge”
The ship can carry 360 sailors, and 700 Marines. 800 for a surge mission. The U.S.S. NEw York LPD-21 is the 5th amphibious transport ship in the Navy’s San Antonio class and will be used to transport land marines, equipment, and supplies and can hold four helicopters or 2 Osprey’s at a time. At today’s welcoming ceremony, New Yorkers said the ship shares the personality of the city..and embodies the strength and determination of the people who live here. Mayor Michael Bloomberg continued … “so, every friend that sets foot on it, and every foe that dares challenge it, will feel it’s power, and know that it is literally made from the heart and soul of the city that has sacrificed so much”.
The U.S.S. New York will be open to the public starting this Wednesday after 9-11 first responders and family members have a chance to visit her… then it’s off to it’s new home port in Virginia where it will be used for crew training exercises – it is expected to be deployed for active duty within the year.
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Awesome, I guess. The idea, the tribute is cool. But it’s a warship. Isn’t that kinda contradictory?
Better hope that no one brings any lighter fluid on that boat (seeing as how WTC steel melts at miraculously low temps.) But seriously when was the last time we celebrated the destruction of evidence in a crime that killed thousands of people. This steel should have been examined for years to understand what happened that day in 2001. For people who have followed the various explanations of what caused the buildings to collapse it is strange to say the least that this evidence was destroyed so quickly. Can anyone else smell a cover-up?
Get over it USA, you Nuked two cities in Japan and they got over it without any jingoism. Give up your unending whining and self pity, you have killed over 600,000 Iraqis yet you cry over only 3,000 dead?
How many Vietnamese, Koreans, Palestinians, Japanese, Afghans and others have and continue to die with your weapons?
Stop killing people and they wont pile airplanes into your buildings.
SEMPER FI,
this country is not perfect, but the people in this country are very patrotic and this ship represents that. If you don’t like that go back to the hole in the groung you crawled out of. I served during OEF and OIF and to see this marvel is breathtaking, I hope it strikes fear in to the hearts of Americas enemy’s.
To all those that don’t care for this ship, you probably don’t support our troops and are communist idiots.
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
Yeah, as if ALL the steel of the WTC’s was used in the making of the ship to cover up a conspiricy. Get real. And as far as Japan, IIRC, THEY attacked US. We just finished it.
The Navy should have used steel from World Trade Center Building #7 in the stern, since this collapse followed the Towers by many hours. Does that battleship gray paint contain nano-thermite particles?
The Navy should have used steel from World Trade Center Building #7 in the stern, since that collapsed 7 hours after the Towers. Does that battleship gray paint have nano-thermite particles?
Yes, God bless the USA. And God bless the rest of the world, too!
I don’t know all the details of what really happened in the US on 9.11.01, but it’s become quite clear that the official story has so many errors and omissions that it would get thrown out of any low level court. Yet based on this thin tale we have prosecuted two wars.
The victims of 9.11, their families, and all the world need an honest investigation of the events of the day. Let’s welcome a pursuit of the truth instead of a mindless pursuit of an “enemy” that was defined overnight.
It is a bad situation that the US has strayed so far from standards and morals on which it was founded. We once stood up for the man that stood alone. Now, the person who stands up to say “wait a minute! this doesn’t add up” risks being labeled unpatriotic or subversive.