Amphib built with WTC steel arrives in New York

[unhappycamper]

The New York passes the Statue of Liberty while fireboats spray water. The new Navy assault ship New York, built with World Trade Center steel, has arrived in its namesake city with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.


Amphib built with WTC steel arrives in New York
By Deepti Hajela - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Nov 2, 2009 21:27:53 EST

NEW YORK — The new Navy assault ship New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a rifle volley salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.

First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the public gathered Monday at a waterfront viewing area, where they could see the crew standing at attention along the deck of the battleship gray vessel.

The big ship paused. Then the shots were fired, with a cracking sound, in three bursts.

The bow of the $1 billion ship, built in Louisiana, contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the fallen towers.

“It’s a transformation ... from something really twisted and ugly,” said Rosaleen Tallon, who lost her firefighter brother, Sean, on 9/11. “I’m proud that our military is using that steel.”


Rest of article about this $1.2 billion dollar wonder at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/11/ap_newyork_110209/

[HereSince1628]

1. I thought it was an "amphibious port" not amphibious itself.

[unhappycamper]

2. Here's the specs on the LPD class:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Antonio

[HereSince1628]

3. Yeah, I read that, I though "amphibous transport dock"

meant that they docked amphibious transports like LC,AC's.
That is all.

[Angleae]

4. They do, internally.

They're basically like a mothership for smaller amphibs and helicopters. They don't actually beach themselves to disembard troops.