The USS New York built with steel from the twin towers, left the shipyard

Posted on October 15th, 2009 in education

The USS New York, a warship of the U.S. Navy built with tons of steel recovered from the ruins of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, left Tuesday shipyard where he was born, destined for the city which he named.

The USS New York built in remembrance of the attacks of September 11, 2001, which cost one billion dollars, left the Northrop Grumman shipyard near New Orleans via the Mississippi in the mist before proceeding to sea, destination New York, where he must officially enter operations in November.

Nearly 7.5 tons of steel came from the twin towers were fused to the hull of the ship which can carry up to 800 marines, helicopters and welcome on his dock.

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