USS New York From 9-11 Scraps...

Ted W

Got this in an email today and thought I'd share it.


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-ready 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"

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dougchips

She has some nice lines but I do not see any guns.

Downeast

Most likely missiles and guns that that are raised when needed.

RYANINMICHIGAN

cool. ya there is only on gun. thats all it needs. Can't you see Chuck Norris standing on the bow??

Bone Saw

Those are sea whiz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_whiz machine guns for AA purposes, it will always be part of a battle group. The ship itself is an LPD, think of it like this: if marines and spec ops teams are the package, LCAC's and helo's are the delivery trucks and the ship the garage/dispatch

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dayexco

here is another one that just came out of the shipyards

The USS William Jefferson Clinton (CVS1) set sail today from its home port of Vancouver, BC.


The ship is the first of its kind in the Navy and is a standing legacy to President Bill Clinton "for his foresight in military budget cuts" and his conduct while president. The ship is constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminum and is completely solar powered with a top speed of 5 knots. It boasts an arsenal comprised of one (unarmed) F14 Tomcat or one (unarmed) F18 Hornet aircraft which although they cannot be launched or captured on the 100 foot flight deck, but form a very menacing presence.


As a standing order there are no firearms allowed on board. The 20 person crew is completely diversified, including members of all races, creeds, sex, and sexual orientation. This crew, like the crew aboard the USS Jimmy Carter, is specially trained to avoid conflicts and appease any and all enemies of the United States at all costs.


An onboard Type One DNC Universal Translator can send out messages of apology in any language to anyone who may find America offensive. The number of apologies are limitless and though some may sound hollow and disingenuous, the Navy advises all apologies will sound very sincere.


The ship's purpose is not defined so much as a unit of national defense, but instead in times of conflict the USS Clinton has orders to seek refuge in Canada. The ship may be positioned near the Democratic National Party Headquarters for photo-ops and can be used extensively for social experimentation and whatever other worthless jobs the ex-commander-in-chief and his wife can think of.


It is largely rumored that the ship will also be the set for the upcoming season of MTV's "The Real World."


The ship was renamed and commissioned USS William J Clinton when someone realized the USS Blowfish was already taken

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jmic

Is it coincidence or do the stacks on that ship represent the Twin Tower's?

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PipeGuy

The "stacks" to which you refer are shrouds, designed to conceal the radar signatures of the equipment housed within (antenna arrays?). Simialrly, the shape of the superstructure and those elements which otherwise protrude from it and the deck are likewise designed to minimize radar signature.
If I recall correctly they've also done something with the power plant exhaust to conceal the heat signature it generates. Ported it below the waterline maybe?

FYI- as I understand it the photo above is actually LPD-17, The USS San Antonio. LPD-21, the New York, is yet to be either "christened" 'New York' or "commissioned" 'USS New York'.

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dougchips

Thanks, that was a good link, I'll have to put one on my x-mas list.

Ted W

Damn, and I was just thinking what a great fishing boat it could be. So you're all sayin' out I can blow them fishes clean out of the water? Yep, I definately gotta get me one.

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Teetorbilt

Today it's all about what you can't see, the Missouri class is over. I'll bet that she carries enough punch to level a small country.

Pipe is right, it's stealth on ships.

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firemike

With a CIWS firing 3000+ rounds a minute, you can blow 'em clean out of existance!

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Ted W

I probably won't even have to cook 'em.

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