A Navy assault ship built with tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center is sailing to Virginia waters.

The USS New York arrived Thursday at Naval Station Norfolk, where it will remain until embarking October 29 for Camp Lejeune, North Corolina, then on to New York. At Camp Lejeune, it will pick up members of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

The $1 billion ship named to commemorate the September 11 terrorist attacks will be commissioned November 7 in New York.

The New York is 684 feet long and can carry up to 800 Marines.

About 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel was melted at the Bradken Inc. foundry in Amite, Louisiana and used in the New York's bow.

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