Keywords: US Navy 030910-N-7542D-123 Workers warm a ladle of steel, recycled from the World Trade Center, at the Amite Foundry over a cauldron used to transport molten steel to the mold of the bow stem of the Amphibious Transport Dock s.jpg en Amite La Sept 10 2003 -- Workers warm a ladle of steel recycled from the World Trade Center at the Amite Foundry over a cauldron used to transport molten steel to the mold of the bow stem of the Amphibious Transport Dock ship USS New York LPD 21 About 24 tons of steel was salvaged from the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept 11 2001 Approximately 10-percent of the steel was lost when the foundry superheated the 48 780 pounds of steel to 2 850 degrees Fahrenheit U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dean Dunwody RELEASED 2003-09-10 030910-N-7542D-123 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9458 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dean Dunwody PD-USGov-Military-Navy Amite Louisiana Ladles metallurgy Construction of USS New York LPD-21 |