USS New York (LPD 21)
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WindWalker shared this with me, and we wanted to share this with you! http://www.ussny.org/ Click on this site, and view a good look at a diagram of her from clicking on "The Ship" link, then "Take A Good Look." The "Media Gallery" has some good photos. She is the newest entry to the U.S. Navy's fleet of San Antonio-class LPD (Landing Platform Dock) warships. She was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center . She 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." Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up. It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back." The ship's motto? 'Never Forget' |
Thank you for sharing this. She's a beauty!
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Re: USS New York (LPD 21)
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Thanks, I just noticed the number on the bow.
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I know what it is like to be a "PLANK-OWNER" aboard a navy ship. I am a Plank-Owner on the USS FARRAGUT (then designated as DLG-6) which has since been re-classified to a CLG (light guided-missile cruiser).
When the order is given to “Man our ship and bring her to life!” it tends to bring out dedication you didn't know you had. I can't even imagine what those words will mean to the men and women that will be given that honor for this ship. To be assigned duty aboard a ship and be present for the commissioning is what makes you a plank-owner. Today, 40 years later, I still feel that I belong aboard the Farragut. But, I envy the people that will have that honor for the USS NEW YORK. We don't have a "smiley" with an American Flag, do we??? |
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Arlington - Where the Pentagon is located Somerset - the place where the fourth plane went down in PA |
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Works begins on the USS SOMERSET |
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I found this link on the USS Farragut with some nice photos. http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/0206.htm The USS New York is a ship with the blood of it's citizens in it's bow. May God Bless this vessel, and all Americans who share in the pride, patriotism and honor. |
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