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Fanfare greets USS New York's arrival at Pier 88

Originally published: November 2, 2009 8:06 PM
Updated: November 2, 2009 10:01 PM
By BILL BLEYER  bill.bleyer@newsday.com

Quick ReadTwo tugs nudged the Navy's newest warship alongside Pier 88 in Manhattan.

The new Navy assault ship USS New York,

Photo credit: AP | The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes the Statue of Liberty as it arrives in New York Harbor. (Nov. 2, 2009)

ABOARD THE USS NEW YORK -

After two tugs nudged the Navy's newest warship alongside Pier 88 in Manhattan and deckhands sent heavy dock lines ashore, the voice of the amphibious assault vessel's officer of the deck rang out.

"Moored!" boomed Lt. Richard Zabawa of Saratoga Springs to personnel on the ship's bridge. Zabawa is one of the more than 30 New York State residents serving...

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