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USS New York – Marines, 2009
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USS New York – Marine Out Of Step, 2009
USS New York – Marine Officer With Mameluke Sword, 2009
Mameluke sword. Or saber. Or sabre?
According to legend, an Egyptian Mameluke warrior sword was presented to US Marines by an Ottoman Empire chieftain for actions at the Battle of Derna (“the shores of Tripoli”), Libya in 1805. This type of sword has been worn ceremoniously by Marine Corps officers (intermittently) since 1826.
USS New York – On Guard, 2009
USS New York On Guard – If It Itches…,2009
USS New York Deck & Bow, 2009
Amphibious Transport Dock
From USS New York Facebook:
“Aircraft: Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.”
About 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center wreckage contained in the bow.
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.”