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NEW YORK - With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history — twice. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, and it survived Hurricane Katrina.
That combination of disasters gives the ship a unique standing among the 500 or so Avondale, La., shipyard workers building it, said Tony Quaglino, a crane superintendent who postponed retirement to have a hand in the New York’s construction.
“I think Katrina made us more aware of the tragedy in New York,” said the 66-year-old Quaglino. “One was manmade, one was natural, but they’re both a common bond.”
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USS New York 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 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
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In this photo supplied by Northrop Grumman, a 2005 artists rendering of the USS New York is shown as how it might look steaming through New York Harbor with lower Manhattan and the building that may replace the World Trade Center in the background. With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history - twice. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, and it survived Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman, Tom Freeman)
Specifications on the ship are here:
navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=600&ct=4
That combination of disasters gives the ship a unique standing among the 500 or so Avondale, La., shipyard workers building it, said Tony Quaglino, a crane superintendent who postponed retirement to have a hand in the New York’s construction.
“I think Katrina made us more aware of the tragedy in New York,” said the 66-year-old Quaglino. “One was manmade, one was natural, but they’re both a common bond.”
…
USS New York 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 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060403/ap_on_re_us/uss_new_york
us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060403/capt.ny12004031934.uss_new_york_ny120.jpg?x=380&y=266&sig=uShLuVfQkOhokhVFP1OjPQ–
In this photo supplied by Northrop Grumman, a 2005 artists rendering of the USS New York is shown as how it might look steaming through New York Harbor with lower Manhattan and the building that may replace the World Trade Center in the background. With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history - twice. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, and it survived Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman, Tom Freeman)
Specifications on the ship are here:
navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=600&ct=4