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USS New York LPD-21 |
Type: |
Amphibious Transport Dock |
Class: |
San Antonio (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale Operations New Orleans, Louisiana |
Hull Number: |
LPD-21 |
Ordered: |
November 25, 2003 |
Commissioned: |
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Keel Laid: |
September 9, 2004 |
Decommissioned: |
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Launched: |
December 19, 2007 |
Stricken: |
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Fate: |
Under construction |
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History |
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Mar. 1, 2008: |
Christened by Mrs. Dotty H. England. |
Notes |
Ship's Motto "Never Forget" |
24 tons of steel from the World Trade Center was used in the construction of the bow. |
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Northrop Grumman hull number 2630. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 3, 2008 |