Patriotic Photos
November 10, 2009 | |
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The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York is commissioned
in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged
from the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow, and will be
used to support humanitarian, amphibious assault, special operations
and expeditionary warfare missions around the world. The New York is
the sixth U.S. Navy ship named after a state and will be homeported
in Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dan Meaney |
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