The USS New York sails through the Mississippi River in 2009. The ship will be open for public visits Saturday and Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
BY LARRY MCSHANE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday November 8, 2013
The battleship forged with World Trade Center steel is coming home Friday.
The USS New York returns to the Big Apple for Veterans Weeks 2013 four years after the ship was commissioned into active duty — and 12 years after the terrorist attack on the twin towers.
“This Veterans Week is a homecoming for us,” said Capt. Jon C. Kreitz, the New York’s commanding officer. “We all respect and cherish the connection we have with this amazing and resilient city.”
Kreitz, in advance of the ship’s arrival, invoked its motto: “Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget.”
The ship rose from the ashes of the downed 110-story skyscrapers, with 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the trade center used in its bow.
The ship, commissioned on Nov. 7, 2009, will arrive by cruising up the Hudson River past Ground Zero before docking at Pier 88 on the West Side of Manhattan.
The battleship will be open for public visits on Saturday and Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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