USS New York
Here is the USS New York.
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship - 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. 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 there.”
There were a lot of google results suggesting that this was an urban legend but I checked it out at snopes.com and I happy to report that this is indeed “true”.
The christening of the ship is scheduled for March 1, 2008. Here are some additional photos that I found at Norththrup Grumman’s site (click photos to enlarge):
Start of Fabrication:
Melting of the World Trade Center Steel Amite, LA
Laying of the Keel
The Bow
Bow Stem contains World Trade Center Steel
(white primed area; I think it’s hard to see it)
Aft Mast Install
Launching of NEW YORK (LPD 21) December 19, 2007
Filed under: America, World Trade Center