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johnjzjz 11-20-2006 04:57 PM

USS New York I GUESS ALL HAVE SEEN IT
 
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USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center

&n bsp;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."

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'

Knipps 11-20-2006 05:06 PM

actual photo or cgi?
either way it looks sick

johnjzjz 11-20-2006 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevelle 454 (Post 289827)
actual photo or cgi?
either way it looks sick

DON'T KNOW I WAS TOLD THE SHIP IS CAMERA SHY FOR THE RIGHT REASONS SO ITS OK WHAT EVER IT IS FOR ME -- JZ

Brando56894 11-20-2006 06:31 PM

looks pretty sweet

Untamed 11-21-2006 10:40 AM

There's a Wiki page for it.


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