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| US launches 'Twin Towers' warship | US launches 'Twin Towers' warship |
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| A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has been put into service in New York. | A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has been put into service in New York. |
| Hundreds of US Navy officers and sailors and also families of 9/11 victims attended the commissioning of the USS New York in Manhattan. | Hundreds of US Navy officers and sailors and also families of 9/11 victims attended the commissioning of the USS New York in Manhattan. |
| "No matter how many times you attack us, we always come back," US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said. | "No matter how many times you attack us, we always come back," US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said. |
| The bow of amphibious assault ship has 7.5 tonnes of melted steel from the debris of the World Trade Center. | The bow of amphibious assault ship has 7.5 tonnes of melted steel from the debris of the World Trade Center. |
| In pictures: USS New York | In pictures: USS New York |
| Secretary of State and former New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who spoke at the ceremony, described the ship as "a symbol of our unshakable resolve - this is a city built of steel". | Secretary of State and former New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who spoke at the ceremony, described the ship as "a symbol of our unshakable resolve - this is a city built of steel". |
| The ship's crest includes images of the Twin Towers and features the colours of the city departments that first responded to the terrorist attacks in which nearly 3,000 people died. | The ship's crest includes images of the Twin Towers and features the colours of the city departments that first responded to the terrorist attacks in which nearly 3,000 people died. |
| About one in seven of the 361 sailors serving on the ship are from New York state, a higher percentage than would normally be the case, a Navy spokeswoman told the Associated Press news agency earlier this week. | About one in seven of the 361 sailors serving on the ship are from New York state, a higher percentage than would normally be the case, a Navy spokeswoman told the Associated Press news agency earlier this week. |
| She said there had been many requests from Navy personnel to serve on the ship. | She said there had been many requests from Navy personnel to serve on the ship. |
| Construction of the $1bn (£602m) ship was completed in Louisiana last month. |