'Twin Tower' USS New York comes to NY

The USS New York, made from the World  Trade Center !

USS New York has a 7.5 tons bow stem built of steel scrap 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 designed to deliver 700 combat-ready Marines to be ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade  Center was melted down in a foundry in LA   When it was poured into the molds '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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