January 12, 2007
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THE FLOATING 9/11 MEMORIAL
The USS New York was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
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.”
It is the fifth in a new class of warship – as a fitting tribute, it was 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.
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