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Ship built with WTC steel leaves its namesake city
NEW YORK — The USS New York has left its namesake city after finishing up its inaugural visit.
The Navy ship was built in Louisiana with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center. It arrived in the city last week and was officially commissioned over the weekend.
The crew of the USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, stands at attention as the ship gets formally commissioned in New York Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a rifle volley salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Lt. Commander Suzanna Brugler says the ship left at 7 a.m. Thursday for a naval weapons station in New Jersey.
The plan is to wait out some severe weather before continuing on to Onslow Bay, N.C., where it will offload Marines.
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