Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center ! USS New York It was built with 24,000 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Centre .. 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 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.. Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ships bow section. When it was poured into the moulds on Sept 9, 2003, 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 cant keep us down. Were going to be back. The ships motto? Never Forget Please keep this going so everyone can see her! randy
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:26:38 +0000