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Departure of USS New York
« on: October 13, 2009, 08:12:02 AM »

October 13, 2009, 6:30AM
Under the threat of rain and a veil of security, the USS New York  will leave the New Orleans area Tuesday morning after more than three years of construction at Avondale, feted by what organizers hope will be thousands of people gathered along the Mississippi River to see the ship off.

Final details set for departure of USS New York
By Paul Purpura, The Times-Picayune

Under the threat of rain and a veil of security, the USS New York  will leave the New Orleans area Tuesday morning after more than three years of construction at Avondale, feted by what organizers hope will be thousands of people gathered along the Mississippi River to see the ship off.

The 684-foot amphibious transport dock ship  -- whose bow stem contains about 7 1/2 tons of steel from the World Trade Center, felled during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks -- also will receive two 21-gun salutes during its trek from Northrop Grumman's Avondale shipyard to the Gulf of Mexico.

The USS New York will head to its namesake city, where it will be commissioned Nov. 7. Then it will move to its homeport of Norfolk, Va.
"It's been a long day coming for a lot of people, " ship Cmdr. Curt Jones told his crew and shipbuilders aboard the ship in August.
After the $1.2 billion ship leaves Avondale about 7 a.m., with a Coast Guard escort,  its voyage will be punctuated by gatherings along the river,  sponsored by military and civilian groups.

 more here: http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/post_42.html


I plan to be on the levee in the English Turn area to get photos of this event, and will post pictures later today....
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 09:01:11 AM »

Awesome!  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 10:11:54 AM »

Interesting !! Never knew this,, thanks for the info and post  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 10:39:41 AM »

Thanks for the info..good news for a change.  :2vrolijk_21: If I wasnt so old I would re-up aboard her with pride.  ;D
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 11:00:34 AM »

Very cool and Awesome  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 12:27:41 PM »

very cool. thanks for the pic., as a former squid love to see new ships, might have to ride to norfolk to see her.
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 05:11:08 PM »

The fog this morning was so thick we were barely able to see the Mississippi River from the levee.
I was at the Belle Chasse NAS JRB function with Color & Honor Guard, about 10mi down-river from New Orleans.
As the USS New York sailed thru the city, most people had a hard time seeing the ship, but at 6 knots, by the time it sailed past this gathering the fog had completely lifted.
There were several hundred military personnel from the base representing every branch of service + many civilians


another news story from WDSU ch6- http://www.wdsu.com/news/21281041/detail.html

here's the first photo:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2009, 05:11:37 PM »

photo #2:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2009, 05:12:25 PM »

photo #3:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2009, 05:13:31 PM »

another:
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2009, 05:14:20 PM »

another:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2009, 05:34:00 PM »

last one for here:

For 40+ more, check out the full USS New York Sail-Away gallery on my Bayou Bikers website here:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2009, 05:56:09 PM »

Thanks for the pics and story Tom.
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2009, 10:04:49 PM »

she is amazing ! :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Departure of USS New York
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2009, 10:10:58 PM »

Looks like Stealth technology,, i bet that thing has some helicious weaponry.. I feel sorry for the bad guys..  :P
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