World Trade Center steel shaped into Navy ship: in case you didn't know.Recycled metal is used daily in metalcasting facilities, but the recycled metal used in a casting manufactured at Amite Foundry and Machine, Amite, La., in Sept. '03, wasn't your typical scrapyard steel. Twenty tons of steel salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was used in casting the first component for the U.S. Navy ship the USS New York There have been at least six United States Navy ships that have borne the name New York, after the 11th state. See USS New York City for those named after the City. (LPD See LPR/LPD. 21). As the fifth of the new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock A ship designed to transport and land troops, equipment, and supplies by means of embarked landing craft, amphibious vehicles, and helicopters. Designated as LPD. ships (LPDs), the USS New York will be a key element of 21st Century Amphibious Ready Groups, Expeditionary Strike Groups or Joint Task Forces. A ceremony was held on the day the casting was poured to commemorate the event, and Dotty England, wife of former Secretary of the Navy Gordon England and sponsor of the USS New York, was given the honor of pulling the lever to pour the molten steel. "In ancient times, warriors traveled to the ends of the earth To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of novels by William Golding, consisting of Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989). ," said Acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford Johnson during the ceremony. "They sought out those regions which produced metal with strength, agility and endurance. We did not have to go far to find the precious steel that gives our ship the same qualities. We found our mettle met·tle n. 1. Courage and fortitude; spirit: troops who showed their mettle in combat. 2. Inherent quality of character and temperament. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ." The keel for USS New York was laid in September 2004, and the ship will be commissioned in 2007. An additional 21,000 lbs. (9,525 kg) of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center is being saved to make into anchor-handling castings. |
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