USS New York Ready for Assignment

Amphibious ship San Antonio class fifth USS New York preparing to sail from Northrop Grumman shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana to New York to officially inaugurated into the Navy fleet ranks the United States.

The bow of the ship built with steel, weighing 7.5 tons of debris twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC). The naming of the USS New York to honor victims of 9 / 11 attacks.
USS New York will be based in Norfolk, Virginia, where the main task of fighting terrorism around the world.This warship capable of carrying 800 marines and can be driven up to 22 knots.