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Navy Welcomes USS New York

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<b>Nov. 7: </b>The USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, gets formally commissioned in New York. (AP)

<b>Nov. 7: </b>The USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, gets formally commissioned in New York. (AP)

<b>Nov. 7: </b>The USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, gets formally commissioned in New York. (AP)

<b>Nov. 7: </b>The USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, gets formally commissioned in New York. (AP)

<b>Nov. 7: </b>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks as the USS New York. (AP)

Nov. 2: The USS New York under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York. (Source: AP)

Nov. 2: The USS New York passes the Statue of Liberty while fireboats spray water in New York. (Source: AP)

Nov. 2: The USS New York passes the Statue of Liberty while fireboats spray water in New York. (Source: AP)

Nov. 2: New Jersey firefighters stand at attention as the Navy assault ship USS New York, built in Louisiana, arrives in its namesake city. (Source: AP) (David Goldman)

Nov. 2: The Navy assault ship USS New York passes in front of the Empire State Building as it arrives in New York Harbor. (Source: AP) (David Goldman)

Nov. 2: The USS New York passes Ground Zero in New York. (Source: AP)

Nov. 2: The USS New York sails up the Hudson River towards lower Manhattan in New York (Source: Reuters)

Nov. 2: People pay their respects as the USS New York makes its way up the Hudson River in New York. (Source: Reuters)

Nov. 2: A man salutes as the USS New York makes its way up the Hudson River in New York. (Source: Reuters)

Nov. 2: A man stands at attention as the USS New York makes its way up the Hudson River in New York. (Source: Reuters)

Nov. 2: The USS New York makes its way up the Hudson River in New York. (Source: Reuters)

Nov. 2: The USS New York makes its way up the Hudson River in New York. (Source: Reuters)

Nov. 2: Sailors wave from the deck of the USS New York as it arrives in New York for its commissioning ceremony. (Source: Reuters)