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World Trade Center scrap to be used in USS New York
Posted: 2002-12-27 02:24pm
by Sea Skimmer
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/359/reg ... _be:.shtml
Other then bomb casing's I can't think of a much better use.
Posted: 2002-12-27 02:32pm
by Wicked Pilot
Pretty sweet.
Posted: 2002-12-27 03:04pm
by Alex Moon
Pretty cool. Thanks for the article.
Posted: 2002-12-27 03:29pm
by TrailerParkJawa
Sounds like a good plan.
Does Osama have dental work?
Posted: 2002-12-27 04:30pm
by Kuja
Fuckin' poetic justice.
Posted: 2002-12-27 04:32pm
by CmdrWilkens
Also using it as the cutting edge of the bow has significane of its own, an excellent idea all around.
Posted: 2002-12-27 04:52pm
by Stormbringer
An excellent tribute. I think that's a fitting memorial and a good way to honor the efforts.
Posted: 2002-12-27 05:28pm
by Exonerate
IG-88E wrote:Fuckin' poetic justice.
Word.
Posted: 2002-12-27 06:41pm
by Raptor 597
Pity if someone would destroy it. *Arms master control* Something tells me they'll be quite cautious using this Carrier. If it's sunk it'll clean house in the Navy Department, but justice it is.
Posted: 2002-12-27 06:54pm
by ArmorPierce
Heh, is there a better end for it?
Posted: 2002-12-27 07:18pm
by Sea Skimmer
Captain Lennox wrote:Pity if someone would destroy it. *Arms master control* Something tells me they'll be quite cautious using this Carrier. If it's sunk it'll clean house in the Navy Department, but justice it is.
It's not a carrier, it's a LPD. The names of most major USN vessels have some significance, they're not going to try and protect one of them because of its name. The USN has never given a damn before and is unlikely to start. It will use what is needed to get the job done and wont be pulling a Lutzow.
In any case the LPD-17 class has considerable signature reduction gear and design and an excellent point defense set up.
Posted: 2002-12-27 07:20pm
by Raptor 597
Sea Skimmer wrote:Captain Lennox wrote:Pity if someone would destroy it. *Arms master control* Something tells me they'll be quite cautious using this Carrier. If it's sunk it'll clean house in the Navy Department, but justice it is.
It's not a carrier, it's a LPD. The names of most major USN vessels have some significance, they're not going to try and protect one of them because of its name. The USN has never given a damn before and is unlikely to start. It will use what is needed to get the job done and wont be pulling a Lutzow.
In any case the LPD-17 class has considerable signature reduction gear and design and an excellent point defense set up.
Ah, crap. Thats what I get for skimming thru articles. I thought 2007 was a bit early.
Posted: 2002-12-28 04:06am
by Drewcifer
I tend to be more of a warm and fuzzy dove than a hawk, but fuckin' a bubba, I spent some time in NYC in Oct 2001, including a day walking around Ground Zero (that still smelled of concrete dust and burnt plastic), and I really like the idea of a warship named New York with a bow made from WTC scrap.