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Photos: USS New York holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

Sailors stand silhouetted by an American Flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. The USS New York is built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center and was commissioned on November 7, 2009 in New York City. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A piece of the World Trade Center hangs on display aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. The USS New York, an amphibious transport dock, is built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center and was commissioned on November 7, 2009 in New York City. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A display case featuring mementoes of 9/11 is gifted to the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023 during a remembrance ceremony marking 22 years since the terrorist attacks. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Sailors and marines pass an American Flag to one another during what is called “The Passing of Old Glory” as part of a remembrance ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023 marking 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The flag was presented to retired FDNY captain Tony Tricarico who spoke during the ceremony and shared his firsthand account of that day. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A bell is rang in remembrance of those who lost their lives on 9/11 during a ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023 marking 22 years since the terrorist attacks. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Sailors salute the American Flag during a ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023 marking 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Retired FDNY captain Tony Tricarico shares his firsthand account of being a first responder on 9/11 during a ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Taps is performed to begin a 9/11 remembrance ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A mural reading “never forget” is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS New York at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. The USS New York, which was built with 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel, held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony to acknowledge 22 years since the terrorist attacks. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Sailors and marines pass an American Flag to one another during what is called “The Passing of Old Glory” as part of a remembrance ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023 marking 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The flag was presented to retired FDNY captain Tony Tricarico who spoke during the ceremony and shared his firsthand account of that day. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

An American Flag is carried to the front of the well deck where “The Passing of Old Glory” will take place as part of a remembrance ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023 marking 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The flag was then presented to retired FDNY captain Tony Tricarico who spoke during the ceremony and shared his firsthand account of that day. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A patch is worn on the Class A uniform of retired FDNY captain Tony Tricarico as he shares shares his firsthand account of being a first responder on 9/11 during a ceremony aboard the USS New York docked at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A ship is seen behind an American Flag hanging in the well deck aboard the USS New York during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, September 11, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)