Keywords: US Navy 030910-N-7542D-238 Molten steel, recycled from the World Trade Center, glows red as it is poured into a kettle at the Amite Foundry.jpg en Amite La Sept 10 2003 -- Molten steel recycled from the World Trade Center glows red as it is poured into a kettle at the Amite Foundry The cauldron is 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-238 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9456 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dean Dunwody PD-USGov-Military-Navy Amite Louisiana Construction of USS New York LPD-21 |