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83415 1/700 USS New York LPD-21
83415 1/700 USS New York LPD-21
 
Retail Price: $54.99
Scale: 1/700
Brand: Hobbyboss

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: 83415
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Description
 
USS New York LPD-21 is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the state of New YorkShortly after September 11 2001, Governor of New York George E Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon R England requesting that the Navy bestow the name "New York" on a surface warship involved in the Global War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks In his letter, the Governor said he understood state names were reserved for submarines but asked for special consideration so the name could be given to a surface shipThe request was approved on 28 August 2002