Keywords: US Navy 030910-N-7542D-240 A worker from the Amite Foundry supervises the pouring of molten steel recycled from the World Trade Center into a ladle.jpg en Amite La Sept 10 2003 - A worker from the Amite Foundry supervises the pouring of molten steel recycled from the World Trade Center into a ladle It is being used to as part 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 that 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-240 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9455 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dean Dunwody PD-USGov-Military-Navy Ladles metallurgy Construction of USS New York LPD-21 Steelworkers |