Thanks to Art Lembke for reminding us about the USS New York LPD21
The fifth San Antonio class amphibious transport dock, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the state of New York. New York has a crew of 360 and can carry up to 700 Marines. It's a warship designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists and terrorism!!!
It is notable for using a symbolic amount of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center after it was destroyed in the September 11 attacks. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the two towers.
Notice the twin towers rising above the superstructure.
New York was christened on 1 March 2008, in a ceremony at the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans . Dotty England , the ship's sponsor, smashed the traditional champagne bottle on the ship's bow and christened the ship New York .
The official ship commissioning took place on 7 November 2009, in New York City . Speakers included Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Governor David Patterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chief of Naval Operation Admiral Gary Roughead and Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway.
Approximately one in seven of the plank owners are from New York state, a larger number than usual.
