Airliners-India.com Forum Index Airliners-India.com
Flickr Group & Facebook
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

India acquires first US built warship

 
Post new topic   This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies.    Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Military Aviation & Space
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
the_380
Member


Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 2329
Location: Mumbai, India

PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:14 pm    Post subject: India acquires first US built warship Reply with quote

Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) India has acquired its first warship from the United States to add punch to its maritime forces. The acquisition of what is technically known as Landing Platform Dock (LPD)14 is viewed as a significant event in the evolving Indo-US relationship with free and open access to sea considered an important and critical challenge by both navies.

The hot-transfer of the massive amphibious loading dock, USS Trenton, the first of its type for the Indian Navy, was accepted by Naval Attach鬠Commodore P Murugesan, at a ceremony at Norfolk Naval base in Virginia Wednesday.


India has also purchased four Mark Eight landing craft and six H-3 Sea King helicopters to operate from the 173-metre-long vessel that has seen action in Somalia, Liberia and Lebanon among other places, landing US troops and rescuing American citizens.


With a displacement of 17,000 tonne, it is set to become the second largest ship with the Indian Navy after the 28,000-tonne Hermes-class aircraft carrier Viraat. The vessel has an unrivalled capacity to carry close to a battalion strength troops and sustain them over a long duration.


Expected to be formally commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Jalashva (Sanskrit for seahorse) sometime in May, the Trenton flotilla will undergo retrofitting in the US before it sets sail for Vishakapatnam to join the Eastern Naval Command.


Built by Lockheed at a cost of more than $400 million and commissioned in 1971, the amphibious ship has been sold to India for about $48 million under a US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme.


After its formal decommissioning from the US navy Wednesday a full complement of more than 300 Indian sailors and 27 officers led by Commodore B S Ahluwalia took charge of the ship.


They have been in Norfolk since Oct 2006 learning the ropes about one of US's most trusted vessels. The training in harbour and at sea included handling flight operations, assault craft operations, weapon firings, machinery space drills, specialist equipment operations and safety evolutions besides two sea-sorties extending to about 20 days.


The primary role of the ship is transportation of troops and logistics for amphibious operations using landing craft and aircraft, its secondary role could include logistics /technical support for fleet operations, maritime surveillance/interdiction operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief missions, non-combatant evacuation operations and hospital ship.


The ship is equipped with good sensors, electronics and self defence gun systems. it has a large well deck of the size of two basketball courts that can accommodate four Mechanised Landing Craft (LCM Cool boats. The LCM-8 can carry troops and vehicles from ship to the shore.


Its flight deck of the size of two tennis courts is capable of handling all types of helicopters. The flight deck can be used as emergency recovery deck for VSTOL aircraft such as the Sea-Harrier.

Full Article
_________________
http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Very Happy
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger
HamiltonAir
Member


Joined: 25 Dec 2006
Posts: 937
Location: Bangalore

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm why buy a ship that is more than 30yrs old and decommissioned? I dont understand Confused
_________________
HamiltonAir
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
VABBy
Member


Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 823
Location: DEL

PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even INS VIRAT and INS VIKRANT had been decomissioned by British Navy when they were inducted by the indian navy
_________________
Expeditors- You'd be surprised how far we will go for you www.expeditors.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
AKLDELNonstop
Member


Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 1066
Location: Auckland

PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same goes for Admiral Gorshkov the ex-Soviet aircraft carrier to join the Indian Navy.
_________________
Geniuses are always misunderstood in their lifetimes.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
VABBy
Member


Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 823
Location: DEL

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AKLDELNonstop wrote:
Same goes for Admiral Gorshkov


Its INS Vikramaditya nw Wink
_________________
Expeditors- You'd be surprised how far we will go for you www.expeditors.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
AKLDELNonstop
Member


Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 1066
Location: Auckland

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VABBy wrote:


Its INS Vikramaditya nw Wink


Oh ok, is it comissioned already?
_________________
Geniuses are always misunderstood in their lifetimes.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
VABBy
Member


Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 823
Location: DEL

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AKLDELNonstop wrote:
Oh ok, is it comissioned already?


Noo nt yet but thats the name which they have selected for the carrier when it gets commissioned. curretly its going under a refit
_________________
Expeditors- You'd be surprised how far we will go for you www.expeditors.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies.    Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Military Aviation & Space All times are GMT + 5.5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com