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Caption:
NORFOLK (Oct. 22, 2009) -- 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. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st
Class Julie R. Matyascik (Released)
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