Commissioning and Trials
The ship commissioning of USS New York took place on 7 November 2009, in New York City. Speakers included Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Gov. David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead, and Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway.
Approximately one in seven of the plank owners are from New York state, a larger number than usual.
On 11 January 2010, the Navy announced that the ship would have to undergo repairs for faulty engine parts after a premature failure of bearings on the ship’s main propulsion diesel engines during a week long sea trial following the November commissioning. The Navy did not say how long the ship would be docked. The current Commanding Officer is CDR William C Herrmann
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Christening of the Pre-Commissioning Unit New York on 1 March 2008
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Commissioning in New York.
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CDR F. Curtis Jones, USN and Sec. Hillary Clinton at the commissioning
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Steel from the World Trade Center is displayed aboard the ship.
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New York arrives at its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk pm 18 November 2009.
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