Tentatively, March 1st is set for the commissioning of the USS New York which was built with 24 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in its bow.
It is the fifth of a new San Antonio class of warships designed specifically for special operations against terrorists and can carry 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines.
When the bow section was poured into molds on September 9, 2003, it was treated in complete reverence at the shipyard. Today, state names are only given to submarines, but, shortly after 9-11, NY Governor George Pataki requested the Secretary of the Navy to make an exception and give it to a surface ship.
The ship already has a website at www.ussnewyork.com
Of interest, the previous ship to carry this name was a battleship, the USS New York BB-34, whose keel was laid September 11, 1911, 90 years to the day before the attack took place.
Sure This Vessel Will do the US Proud. --Cooter
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