INS Jalashwa (L41)

Operation Samudra Setu -INS Jalashwa Departs Malé
History
India
NameINS Jalashwa
NamesakeSanskrit/Hindi for Hippopotamus
Laid down8 August 1966 (as USS Trenton)
Launched3 August 1968 (as USS Trenton)
Acquired17 January 2007
Commissioned22 June 2007
HomeportVisakhapatnam
Identification
Motto"The fearless pioneers"
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeAustin-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement
  • Light: 8,900 tonnes
  • Standard: 12,000 tonnes
  • Full load: 16,600 tonnes
Length173.7 metres (570 feet) overall, 167 metres (548 feet) waterline
Beam30.4 metres (100 feet) extreme, 25.6 metres (84 feet) waterline
Draught6.7 metres (22 feet) maximum, 7 metres (23 feet) limit
PropulsionTwo boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts; 24,000 shaft horsepower (18,000 kW)
Speed20 knots (40 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Complement
  • 27 officers, 380 sailors
  • Landing force: up to 1,000 troops
Sensors and
processing systems		BEL Revathi 3-D E/F-band radar[1]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Kavach decoy launcher[1]
Armament
Aircraft carried6 × UH-3 Sea King helicopters

INS Jalashwa (Sanskrit/Hindi: Hippopotamus, जलाश्व) is an amphibious transport dock currently in service with the Indian Navy. Formerly USS Trenton, she, along with six Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters were procured from the United States by India for a total of US$90 million in 2005. She was commissioned on 22 June 2007. INS Jalashwa is the only Indian naval ship to be acquired from the United States. She is based in Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.[2]

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