Topic: USS New York

The Triumph of America

It's a tough truth about this country that our most triumphant moments spring out of the ashes of tragedy. . . We are witnessing that now from our...
Former US Presidents and Military Elite will Share Shelf Space with Self-Published Author on USS New York's Memorial Library . . Author of...

USS New York

The USS New York is a San-Antonio -class U.S. Navy ship featuring seven and a half tons of steel from the destroyed World Trade Center . The USS New York arrived in New York Harbor and was honored with a 21 gun ...
In late November 2009, the massive assault ship USS New York made her maiden visit to her namesake city, but it felt more like a return visit as parts of the ship had already been in the city before. The towers fell ...

Songs: Overcoming challenges

This was originally 'hoist the mast', which I changed upon discovering that was not nautically correct. This song, originally written just after the 9/11 attacks as a tribute, has a lot more meaning to me now as steel from the twin ...

Another Day That Lives in Infamy

The insidious attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from the Japanese government while its official were visiting in Washington DC, will never be forgotten. Pearl Harbor, like the World Trade Center 60 years later, was totally unprepared for bombing attacks. After the Pearl ...
USS New York, built with Trade Center steel, sails after inaugural visit to namesake cityThe USS New York has left its namesake city after finishing up its inaugural visit.The Navy ship was built in Louisiana with steel from the rubble of ...

US ship built from twin tower steel commissioned

The USS New York, an amphibious transport ship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, was commissioned in a solemn ceremony.The newly-built 684-foot (208-meter) amphibious assault ship, designed to carry up to 800 marines and helicopters, marked its maiden ...
Navy's newest assault ship, built with World Trade Center steel, is commissioned in NYCThe USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and ...

Ship forged with 9/11 steel sails into New York

The USS New York, a naval vessel whose bow was forged in part with steel from the World Trade Center towers destroyed on 9/11, sailed for the first time Monday into the city's harbor.The newly built 684-foot (208-meter) amphibious ...