The USS New York, an amphibious transport dock ship (LPD-21) is being commissioned this morning on the West Side of Manhattan at the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum just a few short miles from Ground Zero. Seven and a half tons of steel from the Twin Towers were used to fabricate a portion of the ship's bow. The commissioning at the Intrepid is fitting because it was there that the announcement was made to use steel from the Twin Towers to fabricate a portion of the ship's bow.
This is the sixth ship in the US Navy to bear the name New York.
The New York's motto is "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget."
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