Ship made of Trade Center metal sets sail

Source: United Press International

Avondale : AZ : USA | about 1 month ago

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A warship forged from the steel of the World Trade Center wreckage has set sail for New York and it's commissioning ceremony, officials said. The bow of the USS New York was forged from 70 tons of steel sent to the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding yard in Louisiana after the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the twin...

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