The Christening of the USS New York

Down in Louisiana today, the Navy christened the USS New York. Named as a memorial to those who died on 9/11, the ship carries on its bow a shield made of steel recovered from the World Trade Center.

In previous eras, a ship named after a state would have been a battleship; according to Wikipedia this is the sixth USS New York. The first was a gondola built in 1776; the fifth was a veteran of both World Wars. This latest USS New York, however is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock - essentially a means of getting Marines to the battlefield. Memorializing the dead of 9/11, including those of the NYFD and NYPD, and carrying hundreds of Marines seems somehow fitting to me.