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A USS built with Wolrd Trade Center steel

New Orleans, Usa - The ship named after the city of New York

Congressmen, generals and the shipbuilder christened the USS New York yesterday in Northrop Grumman shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana. The ship has been built using 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, collapsed in New York on September 11. It is the fifth in a new class of warship, designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1100490
Rome, Italy, 03/02/2009 15:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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