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| The amphibious transport dock ship, the soon to be commissioned USS New York (R) docks at pier 88 on the west side of Manhattan during an arrival ceremony on November 2, 2009 in New York City. Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images |
Posted: Saturday, 07 November 2009 8:41AM
Navy Ship Built with WTC Steel To Go into Service
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.
The USS New York is to be placed in active military service during a ceremony on a Manhattan pier Saturday morning. Naval officials say the steel from the trade center attacked on 9/11 symbolizes that the United States will always persevere.
The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who themselves survived Hurricane Katrina.
Just after the commissioning, a memorial to 9/11 heroes will be unveiled by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, New York Gov. David Paterson and Bill White, who's president of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
The memorial is also made of steel from the fallen trade center.
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