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Was the site of the launching of the USS New York, an amphibious assault ship. Seven and one half tons of steel from the WTC were used in the construction.

Anchors aweigh.

ne1410s wrote:Was the site of the launching of the USS New York, an amphibious assault ship. Seven and one half tons of steel from the WTC were used in the construction.

Anchors aweigh.

In October 2001 I wrote a letter to my congressman on the Armed Services Committee suggesting that they use steel from the WTC to build a amphibious carrier, so I think this is great.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:

ne1410s wrote:Was the site of the launching of the USS New York, an amphibious assault ship. Seven and one half tons of steel from the WTC were used in the construction.

Anchors aweigh.

In October 2001 I wrote a letter to my congressman on the Armed Services Committee suggesting that they use steel from the WTC to build a amphibious carrier, so I think this is great.

Wow, your congressman actually listened to you!

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:

ne1410s wrote:Was the site of the launching of the USS New York, an amphibious assault ship. Seven and one half tons of steel from the WTC were used in the construction.

Anchors aweigh.

In October 2001 I wrote a letter to my congressman on the Armed Services Committee suggesting that they use steel from the WTC to build a amphibious carrier, so I think this is great.

Wow, your congressman actually listened to you!

Who knows? I never got an acknowledgment of my letter. I also wrote the shipbuilder too. I'm still pleased they did it.

The USS New York under construction. The bow stem (the spine of the front of the bow) is what is made from WTC steel.


And the USS New York in action (actually a sister ship, the USS San Antonio)


Of note the USS New York was unnamed and under construction already on 9/11. This class of ship is typically named for cities. State names are currently traditionally for nuclear subs (and before that battleships) but an exception was made in this case. Not sure why they didn't call it the USS New York City which would fit the current naming convention and has been used in the past. Two other ships in this class will be named the USS Arlington, for the site of the Pentagon (and fits the naming convention), and the USS Somerset, named for the county in Pennsylvania where the fourth plane crashed. All the other ships in this class are named for cities.

Of note, it is not an amphibious assault ship (which are classed LPH, LHA and LHD) but instead a landing craft called an Amphibious Transport, Dock or LPD.

USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), an amphibious assault ship or "helicopter carrier".


USS Tarawa (LHA-1)


This is the USS WASP (LHD-1)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080302/ap_ ... new_york_3

The first paragraph is what I sited.

I was stationed on a fleet oiler, the USS Chemung (AO-30). Oilers were named after rivers--I think the Chemung River is in upstate New York. Ammunition ships were named for volcanoes---I always thought that was appropriate...

"Never Retreat, Never Surrender."

is the motto of LPD-17 USS San Antonio

for the New York the Motto is Never Forget

I took a two-week reserve cruise on the USS Austin (LPD-4). Must have been winter of '65 or '66. Those ships rode rough. We went from Norfolk to Puerto Rico and back. I remember how choppy the water was off Cape Hatteras.