Keywords: Steel from WTC for USS New York.jpg Amite La Sept 9 2003 ” Workers pour molten steel into a mold to form the bow stem of the Amphibious Transport Dock ship USS New York LPD-21 In the foreground a previously cast bow stem can be seen as an example of what the New York bow stem will resemble About 24 tons of steel was salvaged from the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept 11 2001 Approximately 10-percent of the steel was lost when the foundry superheated the 48 780 pounds of steel to 2 850 degrees Fahrenheit http //www news navy mil/view_single asp id 9472 Navy NewsStand Photo ID 030909-N-9954T-004<br />http //www news navy mil/ Navy NewsStand Home 2003-09-09 United States Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class George Trian PD-USGov-Military-Navy Construction of USS New York LPD-21 New York |