The USS New York...made from World Trade Center steel.....

[Hammster]

In case you all were wondering what has happened to all that steel from the WTC, 24 tons of it went into this ship. The USS New York (LPD-21)
From Wikipedia (also confirmed by Snopes, among others)
Twenty-four tons of the steel used in its construction came from the rubble of the World Trade Center, Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. It was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003. With seven tons melted down and cast to form the ship's "stem bar" — part of the ship's bow.[1] The shipyard workers reportedly treated it with "reverence usually accorded to religious relics", gently touching it as they walked by.[2]

The picture, below, is of the USS San Antonio (LPD-17) but is how the New York looks also.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/2144800254_4794293522.jpg

[Robyn1007]

That's a great pic Hamm. ;)

[Hammster]

That's a great pic Hamm. ;)

Sure is. Wish I could claim I took it. Isn't it pretty cool that the New York is made from WTC steel?

[bobmark226]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/graphics/ussnewyork.jpg

That's a great pic Hamm. ;)

Apparently Robyn has started her New Year's imbibing a tad early? :)

Bob

[Robyn1007]

Apparently Robyn has started her New Year's imbibing a tad early? :)

Bob

Nope, I was being sarcastic. :p Hamm, it looks like you're stealing bandwidth from someone who doesn't like it.

[HealthyinMN]

Nope, I was being sarcastic. :p Hamm, it looks like you're stealing bandwidth from someone who doesn't like it.

Yep - should just add a link to the page, rather than "hot-linking" the image.

[Hammster]

Nope, I was being sarcastic. :p Hamm, it looks like you're stealing bandwidth from someone who doesn't like it.


What do you mean someone who doesn't like it?

Is the picture not showing?

[Grace]

No the picture doesn't show. We get a green "smiley face" although it isn't smiling - it's sticking it's tongue out at us....

[Robyn1007]

No the picture doesn't show. We get a green "smiley face" although it isn't smiling - it's sticking it's tongue out at us....

Grace, didn't something similar happen to you? You could see the proper image but all we got was some nasty note about stealing bandwidth?

[Hammster]

No the picture doesn't show. We get a green "smiley face" although it isn't smiling - it's sticking it's tongue out at us....

Thanks Grace.
I've fixed it, above.

[suebear37]

Thanks, Hammster, much better!!!

I was kind of wondering about the green face!!!

[KristiB]

You're lucky you got the green face.

I hotlinked once, not understanding the whole bandwidth theft, and ended up with a picture of Goatse :eek:

For those who don't know what Goatse is it's an extremely obscene picture that has a cult following.

I haven't hotlinked since!

Cool ship!

[Hammster]

I think it's pretty cool how they are reusing the steel in such a memorable and emotional way. And the way the steel workers treated the steel.

[Natasha]

I hadn't heard about this; thanks for the heads-up. Seriously cool. Love the motto for the ship ("Never forget") - how fitting.