The USS New York is a San-Antonio-class U.S. Navy ship featuring seven and a half tons of steelFox News: USS New York, With Steel From World Trade Center, Set for Christening (March 1, 2008) from the destroyed World Trade Center. The USS New York arrived in New York Harbor and was honored with a 21 gun salute on November 2, 2009. The ship will be commissioned on November 7, 2009 and will stay in New York Harbor until Veteran's Day (November 11th).http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6899855.ece
World Trade Center Tower Facts
- August 5, 1966: Ground breaking
- April 4, 1973: Official opening
- 1972-1973: World's tallest building (surpassed by Sears Tower)
- Chief designer: Minoru Yamasaki
- Chief engineer: Leslie E. Robertson
- Zip code 10048 (WTC only)
- September 11, 2001: All buildings in complex destroyed in terrorist attack, 2,750 killedWorld Trade Center: Rebuilding the WTC
Ship Built With WTC Steel Comes to New York
The USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in NYC on Monday, November 2, 2009, with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.
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Christened
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Commissioning
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Fifth ship in the San Antonio class
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Fifth American naval ship named New York
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State names
Reserved for submarines
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Governor George Pataki requested naming
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Commanding Officer
CDR Curt Jones
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