USS New York ( LPD - 21 ) - wikipedia USS New York ( LPD - 21 ) For other ships with the same name, see USS New York. New York in the Hudson River on 2 November 2009 History Name : USS New York Namesake : The state of New York Awarded : November 25, 2003 Builder : Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Laid down : September 10, 2004 Launched : December 19, 2007 Christened : March 1, 2008 Acquired : August 21, 2009 Commissioned : November 7, 2009 Homeport : Naval Station Mayport Motto : `` Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget. '' Status : in active service Badge : General characteristics Class and type : San Antonio - class amphibious transport dock Displacement : 24,900 tons full Length : 208.5 m ( 684 ft ) overall, 201.4 m ( 661 ft ) waterline Beam : 31.9 m ( 105 ft ) extreme, 29.5 m ( 97 ft ) waterline Draft : 7 m ( 23 ft ) Propulsion : Four 10,400 hp sequentially turbocharged marine Colt - Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 41,600 shp ( 30 MW ), driving Rolls - Royce controllable - pitch propellers Speed : In excess of 22 knots ( 25 mph ; 41 km / h ) Boats & landing craft carried : 2 LCACs or 1 LCU ; 14 AAVs Capacity : Embarked Landing Force : 699 ( 66 officers, 633 enlisted ) surge capacity to 800. Complement : 28 officers, 332 enlisted Armament : Two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns, fore and aft two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, fore and aft. Aircraft carried : Launch or land two CH - 53E Super Stallion two MV - 22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft four CH - 46 Sea Knight four AH - 1 SeaCobra or four UH - 1 Iroquois helicopters. USS New York ( LPD - 21 ), the fifth San Antonio - class amphibious transport dock, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the state of New York. New York has a crew of 360 and can carry up to 700 Marines. It is notable for using a symbolic amount of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center after it was destroyed in the September 11 attacks. Shortly after 11 September 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England requesting that the Navy bestow the name `` New York '' on a surface warship involved in the War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. In his letter, the Governor said he understood state names were reserved for submarines but asked for special consideration so the name could be given to a surface ship. The request was approved 28 August 2002. Contents 1 Construction 2 Sister ships announced 3 Christening 4 Commissioning and trials 5 Propulsion 6 Commanding officers 7 Service history 8 Gallery 9 References 10 External links Construction Steel from the World Trade Center is melted and poured for construction of New York, September 2003. The ship is the first to be designed fully from the CAD - screen up to support all of the Marines ' primary mobility capabilities -- Landing Craft Air Cushion and MV - 22B Osprey. The contract to build New York was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2003. New York was under construction in New Orleans at the time of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 7.5 short tons ( 6.8 t ) of the steel used in the ship 's construction came from the rubble of the World Trade Center ; this represents less than one thousandth of the total weight of the ship. The steel was melted down at Amite Foundry and Machine in Amite, Louisiana, to cast the ship 's bow section. It was poured into the molds on 9 September 2003, with 7 short tons ( 6.4 t ) cast to form the ship 's `` stem bar '' -- part of the ship 's bow. The shipyard workers reportedly treated it with `` reverence usually accorded to religious relics, '' gently touching it as they walked by. One worker delayed his retirement after 40 years of working to be part of the project. Sister ships announced On 9 September 2004 Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England announced that two of New York 's sister ships would be named Arlington and Somerset in commemoration of the places where two of the other planes used in the attack came down : Arlington County, Virginia, and Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Christening New York was christened on 1 March 2008, in a ceremony at Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans. Dotty England, the ship 's sponsor, smashed the traditional champagne bottle on the ship 's bow and christened the ship New York. Several dignitaries were in attendance, including Louisiana Congressman William J. Jefferson, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England, members of the New York City Police Department and the New York City Fire Department, and family members of 11 September victims. The champagne bottle did not break the first time it was struck against the hull of the ship, but the second attempt was successful. The ship was delivered to the Navy on 21 August 2009 at New Orleans. The ship 's delivery was accepted by its first commanding officer, Commander F. Curtis Jones, USN, a native of Binghamton, New York. She set sail for Norfolk, Virginia, on 13 October 2009. On 2 November 2009 the ship passed the World Trade Center site for the first time and gave the site a 21 - gun salute. Commissioning and trials The ship commissioning of USS New York took place on 7 November 2009, in New York City. Speakers included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Gov. David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead, and Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway. Approximately one in seven of the plank owners are from New York state, a larger number than usual. On 11 January 2010, the Navy announced that the ship would have to undergo repairs for faulty engine parts after inspectors discovered the `` premature failure '' of bearings on the ship 's main propulsion diesel engines during a week - long sea trial following the November commissioning. The Navy did not say how long the ship would be docked. Propulsion USS New York uses four Fairbanks - Morse license - built MAN Colt - Pielstick PC2. 5 STC sequentially turbocharged marine diesel engines with inboard rotating Rolls - Royce controllable - pitch propellers. The V16 - cylinder Colt - Pielstick PC2. 5 STC engine is intended for use on ships requiring high propulsion power combined with a lightweight installation. Each V16 PC2. 5 STC diesel engine weighs 84 metric tons ( 92.6 US short tons ) dry without flywheel. This engine was selected to power all of the San Antonio - class vessels. Four engines are installed per ship, two per reduction gear, with each shaft having 20,800 shp driving its own controllable - pitch propeller. Each engine is rated at 7755 kW ( 10,400 hp ) at 520 rpm, for a total of 41,600 shp per ship. Commanding officers On 11 February 2011, Cmdr. F. Curtis Jones, the ship 's first commanding officer ( CO ) from her christening, turned over command of the USS New York to Commander William C. Herrmann as CO during a change - of - command ceremony aboard the ship at BAE Systems Shipyard. On 20 June 2012, Cmdr. Herrmann turned over command to Captain Jon C. Kreitz as CO during a change - of - command ceremony aboard the ship in the Arabian Sea. On 14 February 2014, Capt. Kreitz turned over command to Captain Christopher W. Brunett, from Buffalo, New York, to become the 4th CO of New York during a change - of - command ceremony on board ship. On 1 May 2015, Capt. Brunett turned over command to Captain Kenneth M. Coleman, a native of Binghamton, New York, as 5th CO of the New York during a change - of - command ceremony on the flight deck while underway in the Gulf of Aden. Later that day, the crew gave their last farewells to Capt. Brunett as he departed the ship on an MV - 22B Osprey tilt - rotor aircraft. The current commanding officer, Captain Todd D. Vandegrift took command of the USS New York on 12 October 2016 during a ceremony in the ship 's homeport, Naval Station Mayport. Captain Vandegrift is a native of Albion, Indiana. Service History On 10 June 2012 the ship was deployed for the first time to the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf region. It deployed with Marines from 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division and returned in December 2012 along with the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Gunston Hall with Marines from the same unit attached to all three ships. In late 2013, the New York shifted homeport from Norfolk to Naval Station Mayport in Florida, as part of the Iwo Jima ARG move. In June 2014, the ship was used to transport Ahmed Abu Khattala, suspected mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attack on the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, back to the United States. In September 2017, the New York arrived off the Florida coast for Hurricane Irma relief, 16 years to the day after the 9 / 11 / 2001 terrorist attacks. Gallery Christening of New York on 1 March 2008 Commissioning ceremony in New York. CDR F. Curtis Jones, USN, and Sec. Hillary Clinton at the commissioning Steel from the World Trade Center is displayed aboard the ship. New York arrives at its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk pm 18 November 2009. USS New York docked at the North Carolina State Port in Morehead City, NC. Passing by New York Passenger Ship Terminal ( Pier 86 ) during the Inauguration of Fleet Week on Memorial Day 2011. 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Headquarters Marine Corps. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 15 October 2009. Jump up ^ Navy To Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship New York, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense ( Public Affairs ) News Release, 4 November 2009. Jump up ^ BBC News ( 11 February 2009 ). `` ' Twin Towers ' warship enters NY ''. BBC News. Retrieved : 2 November 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` History : USS NEW YORK, LPD 21 ''. USCarriers.net. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016. Jump up ^ Reilly, Corinne. `` Newly Commissioned New York Faces Repairs ''. Norfolk Virginian - Pilot, 12 January 2010. Jump up ^ Fairbanks - Morse Engines. `` Colt - Pielstick PC2. 5 STC '' Retrieved : 18 June 2016 Jump up ^ Fairbanks - Morse Engines. `` Power Solutions - Medium Speed, Four Stroke Diesel Engines ''. Retrieved : 18 June 2016 Jump up ^ Cabasos, MC2 Amanda E. ( 6 May 2015 ). `` USS New York Hosts Change Of Command ''. Mayport Mirror. Retrieved 18 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS ''. US Navy. Retrieved 11 December 2012. Jump up ^ BURGESS, RICHARD R. ( 30 October 2013 ). `` LPD New York Shifts to Mayport in December ''. SEAPOWER Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2013. Jump up ^ Schmidt, Michael S. ; Schmitt, Eric ( 29 June 2014 ). `` Libyan suspected in Benghazi mission attack arrives in Washington ''. New York Times. p. A4. Retrieved 25 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Irma 's trail of destruction in Florida Keys revealed ''. Fox News. 2017 - 09 - 11. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 11. This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS New York ( LPD - 21 ). USS New York official Navy web site Official site of the USS New York commissioning Scott Koen 's USS New York site Baldwin, Tom. `` Warship built out of Twin Towers wreckage '', The Sunday Times, 22 May 2006 San Antonio - class amphibious transport docks San Antonio New Orleans Mesa Verde Green Bay New York San Diego Anchorage Arlington Somerset John P. 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