Here
SHE is, the USS New York, made from the
World Trade Center ! What an awesome use of steel.
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.'
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'
SHE is, the USS New York, made from the
World Trade Center ! What an awesome use of steel.
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.'
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'
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