“It’s the first time India has purchased a U.S. Navy ship, according to Ronen Sen, India’s ambassador to the United States.”
Good news BUMP. It makes a lot of sense that India is getting into more military collaboration with the US. With increasingly belligerent China and Russia and several islamofascist states in the neighborhood (Pakistan, B-desh, and Iran), it only makes sense that USA, India, and Israel strive for closer military and socio-political ties.
USS TRENTON was the eleventh ship in the AUSTIN - class of Amphibious Transport Docks and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. TRENTON was decommissioned on January 17, 2007, at Norfolk, Va., and transfered to the Indian Navy. The TRENTON was recommissioned as INS JALASHWA at Norfolk, Va., the same day.
Commissioned in March 1971, TRENTON took part in numerous humanitarian operations, including the evacuations of American civilians from Liberia in 1996 and from Lebanon in 2006. In addition, in 1991, TRENTON was responsible for evacuating the U.S. and Soviet ambassadors and 193 foreign nationals from Somalia. During her final deployment in 2006, the ship took part in maritime security operations off the Somali coast of eastern Africa.
General Characteristics:
Awarded: May 17, 1965
Keel laid: August 8, 1966
Launched: August 3, 1968
Commissioned: March 6, 1971
Decommissioned: January 17, 2007
Builder: Lockheed Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash.
Propulsion system: two boilers, two steam turbines
Propellers: two
Length: 569 feet (173.4 meters)
Beam: 105 feet (32 meters)
Draft: 23 feet (7 meters)
ballasted: 34 feet (10.4 meters)
Displacement: approx. 16,900 tons
Speed: 21 knots
Well deck capacity: one LCAC or one LCU or four LCM-8 or nine LCM-6 or 24 amphibious assault vehicles (AAV)
Aircraft: none, but telescopic hangar installed aboard. The hangar is not used to accommodate helicopters but on the flight deck there is space for up to six CH-46 helicopters.
Crew: Ship: 24 officers, 396 enlisted
Marine Detachment: approx. 900
Armament: two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two 25mm Mk 38 guns, eight .50-calibre machine guns