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USS New York battleship: The $1 billion battleship built with steel from the Twin Towers

Posted by AditiJ on 04/11/2009

It was a proud moment for the US Navy to see its new recycled battleship sail into New York harbor this week. The USS New York built using steel from the World Trade Center weighs some 25,000 tons and cost the Navy $1 billion. The 648-foot-long ship..

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USS Kittiwake prepares to go underwater

Posted by kvaidya on 08/10/2008

USS Kittiwake, a decommissioned rescue ship used by the US Navy during the World War 2, will be sunk in the Cayman Islands to make an artificial reef. The 250 feet Kittiwake was made in 1945 and was decommissioned in the year 1994. This ship will be...

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