WTC steel becomes USS New York

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

(This came in an email, I thought all the WTC steel was shipped out of country. I have no idea why the picture of the ship sisn't paste. It pasted on an email I sent out. I see other people post pictures in their messages, can anyone clue me in on why the ship didn't show here?)
 

 Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center !







USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center .

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-read y 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 ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds 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 can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'

The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'

Please keep this going so everyone can see what we are made of in this country!



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[KG]

1. whoopee.

[Kolesar]

2. Why don't they just hang a sign on it that says: "terrorists, come and get me"?

[DS1]

3. We're really gonna hit em where it hurts. Beach parties.

GO AMERICA!

[baldguy]

4. USS New York (LPD-21), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_York_(LPD-21)

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. How does that thing do "special operations" against terrorists?

I guess the only way to sell useless crap like that anymore is to claim that it's for use against terrorists.

[hack89]

17. A floating base

that can operate long range helicopters without asking another nation's permission.

[Kolesar]

19. Even though the ship looks more suited for invading islands in the Pacific Ocean

What we really need are a few more analysts looking into the society in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

[C_U_L8R]

6. plowshares to swords

typical of republicans to get it backwards

[Mutineer]

7. Would that steel even be structurally sound?

I realize they put it in a pot and melted it after they recovered it but damn, that doesn't seem like the best idea in the world on how to use it if you're asking me.

[AllegroRondo]

12. If it was melted and re-forged, yes.

[Thothmes]

16. reused

Watched a tv show a few months back about this. The steel was not re-forged, it was melted down and poured as a large casting.

[shadowknows69]

8. If you believe in anything metaphysical

concerning objects holding onto impressions of events, psychically speaking, then that will be the most heavily armed haunted ship in history.

[icymist]

11. More than the Flying Dutchman?

That was the top ship of it's time before being captured by pirates. Please comfort me and tell how times have changed.

[spoony]

13. Yes, it's like building a ship out of coffin wood

Like, used coffins. I don't know why anyone fancied this a good idea.

[shadowknows69]

23. Even coffin wood wouldn't hold the potential psychic residue

this ship would. This metal had the death of thousands in direct contact with it. Coffins are filled usually long after the soul has departed and either moved on or inhabited the place of its death.

[Bluebear]

9. 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,'

Oh yeah, this story has America written all over it.

[Deja Q]

10. I thought China bought the steel?

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/23/china.wtcsteel/

Does that mean the USS NY has too much lead paint and will sink if a minnow bonks its head against the hull?

[Ioo]

14. for the record 24 tons of steal is like 3 i-beams

[Wiley50]

15. I wonder what the thermate content of that steel is? n/t

[hack89]

18. Probably zero, nt

[RestoreGore]

20. Finding new and innovative ways to hide criminal evidence n/t

[MiniMe]

21. True per snopes

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/ussnewyork.asp

But Snopes doesn't include the motto at the end, so not sure if that part is true. They are also going to name a ship "Arlington" for the Pentagon and "Somerset" for the county in PA where the last plane crashed.

Artists rendering of the ship

Picture removed by OP, apprently Snopes doesn't let you link to their pictures, I get a Mr Yuck instead.

[KharmaTrain]

22. A Chunk Is On Display In Chicago

It's imbedded into the bricks of the Tribune Tower...it's a haunting thing to see.