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USS ''New York'' (LPD-21), the fifth ''San Antonio''-class amphibious transport dock, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the state of New York.〔〔The ship is named for the state of New York, not the city. From the (US Navy ): "USS ''New York'' (LPD 21) is the fifth U.S. ship to be named for the state of New York." Also, from Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, quoted on the official navy website for the ship, "From the war for independence through the war on terrorism, which we wage today, the courage and heroism of the people of New York has been an inspiration. USS ''New York'' will play an important role in our Navy's future and will be a fitting tribute to the people of the Empire State." Source: https://www.pms317.navy.mil/ships/lpd21.asp〕 ''New York'' has a crew of 360 and can carry up to 700 Marines. It is notable for using a symbolic amount of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center after it was destroyed in the September 11 attacks.〔 ==Construction== The ship is the first to be designed fully from the CAD-screen up to support all of the Marines' primary mobility capabilities—Landing Craft Air Cushion and MV-22B Osprey. Shortly after 11 September 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England requesting that the navy bestow the name "''New York''" on a surface warship involved in the War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. The contract to build ''New York'' was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2003. ''New York'' was under construction in New Orleans at the time of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.〔Staff writer (4 April 2007). ("Navy Ship with WTC Steel Survived Katrina's Assault" ). The Associated Press via ''St. Petersburg Times''. Retrieved 2009-11-02.〕 of the steel used in the ship's construction came from the rubble of the World Trade Center; this represents less than one thousandth of the total weight of the ship.〔http://www.ussny.org/faq.php〕 The steel was melted down at Amite Foundry and Machine in Amite, Louisiana, to cast the ship's bow section. It was poured into the molds on 9 September 2003, with cast to form the ship's "stem bar"—part of the ship's bow. The shipyard workers reportedly treated it with "reverence usually accorded to religious relics," gently touching it as they walked by. One worker delayed his retirement after 40 years of working to be part of the project.〔Baldwin, Tom (22 May 2005). ("Warship Built Out of Twin Towers Wreckage" ), ''The Times''. Retrieved 2009-11-02.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS New York (LPD-21)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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