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Monday, November 2, 2009

The USS New York sails into New York Harbor

A navy assault ship built in Louisiana with 7.5 tons of steel from the fallen World Trade Center makes it's debut today on the Hudson and will give a 21-gun salute when it nears ground zero.

....Of the 361 sailors serving aboard the ship, around 13 percent are from New York state, which is higher than would normally be the case, Murphy said. There were many requests from Navy personnel to serve on the ship, which will also be carrying around 250 Marines, she said......

Ship made using WTC steel

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