Keywords: US Navy 091107-N-5549O-120 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus addresses guests during the commissioning ceremony for the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21).jpg en NEW YORK CITY Nov 7 2009 Secretary of the Navy SECNAV the Honorable Ray Mabus addresses guests during the commissioning ceremony for the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York LPD 21 The ship has 7 5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow and will be used to support humanitarian amphibious assault special operations and expeditionary warfare missions around the world New York is the sixth U S Navy ship named for the state and will be homeported in Norfolk Va U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S O'Brien/Released 2009-11-07 091107-N-5549O-120 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 78301 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S O'Brien PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS New York LPD-21 Ray Mabus |