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  • WTC steel to be reshaped into bow of USS New York

    09/08/2003 2:26:22 PM PDT · by demlosers · 65 replies · 650+ views
    The Stars and Stripes ^ | September 8, 2003 | Sandra Jontz
    A Navy vessel, one day to be christened the USS New York, will bring to life a fallen icon of the city that suffered most from the terrorist attacks two years ago. On Tuesday, workers from the Amite Foundry and Machine Inc. will melt down 24 tons of steel that once formed the shell of the World Trade Center, and begin the process of resurrecting it, in a manner of speaking. At 2,850 degrees Fahrenheit, the steel will soften. From a 50-ton capacity ladle, the melted steel will be poured into a sand mold containing an imprint for the bow-stem...