USS New York - Ship's motto? 'Never Forget'

The USS New York The latest Battleship of the US navy Fleet. What makes this ship special it was built from 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
on: August 21, 2008, 10:05:20 PM


The USS New York is set to sail from New Orleans to New York City for its Commissioning Ceremony.



The USS New York is a Marine amphibious transport ship with a crew of just over three hundred, capable of transporting up to eight hundred Marines. The New York was built at the Northrop Grumman facility at Avondale, about twelve miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The New
USS New York Sets Sail for November Commissioning
York's keel was laid on September 10th, 2004 and the ship was officially christened on March 1st, 2008.

The USS New York can sail at up to twenty two knots and is capable of deploying a number of landing vehicles, including air cushioned landing vehicles and expeditionary landing craft, to facilitate assaults on coastlines. The USS New York can also carry a variety of air craft, including Super Stallion helicopters and Osprey tilt rotor aircraft. The New York is armed with two Bushmaster II 30 mm guns fore and aft and two missile launchers fore and aft.

The official commissioning of the USS New York will take place at the Intrepid Museum Pier 88 South on November 7th, 2009. Afterwards the USS New York will be home ported at Norfolk, Virginia.

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 reve rence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'

Never Forget

USS New York