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The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York is commissioned in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow, and will be used to support humanitarian, amphibious assault, special operations and expeditionary warfare missions around the world. The New York is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named after a state and will be homeported in Norfolk, Va.

USS NEW YORK

The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York is commissioned in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow, and will be used to support humanitarian, amphibious assault, special operations and expeditionary warfare missions around the world. The New York is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named after a state and will be homeported in Norfolk, Va.

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