USS New York, 2009

From USS New York Facebook:

“Built with 7 1/2 tons of steel from the World Trade Center, the USS NEW YORK (LPD 21) was Commissioned on November 7, 2009 in in New York City.

Mission: USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) was constructed at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems’ shipyard in Avondale, LA. It is the fifth amphibious transport dock of the San Antonio class. The ship is used to transport and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies via embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft, amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical take off and landing aircraft. USS NEW YORK stands ready to support amphibious assaults, special operations, expeditionary warfare missions, and humanitarian relief efforts.

Crew: ~440 Sailors (45 officers, 395 enlisted), 3 Marines Troops 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); capacity to surge to 800 total.”

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