Keywords: Pre-Commissioning Unit New York (LPD 21) in 2009.jpg The amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit PCU New York LPD 21 arrives at her home port of Naval Station Norfolk for the first time New York is the fifth of nine San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships but first to be named after a state instead of a city in remembrance of the victims of the Sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks The ship has 7 5 tons of World Trade Center steel in her bow and is scheduled for commissioning on Nov 7 2009 http //www navy mil; http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 77632 VIRIN 091022-N-5292M-779 Julie R Matyascik U S Navy 2009-10-22 PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS New York LPD-21 Moran Towing Warships at Naval Station Norfolk |