INS Jalashwa (L41)

Operation Samudra Setu -INS Jalashwa Departs Malé
History
India
Name	INS Jalashwa
Namesake	Sanskrit/Hindi for Hippopotamus
Laid down	8 August 1966 (as USS Trenton)
Launched	3 August 1968 (as USS Trenton)
Acquired	17 January 2007
Commissioned	22 June 2007
Homeport	Visakhapatnam
Identification	Pennant number: L41 MMSI number: 419100074 Callsign: AUQL
Motto	"The fearless pioneers"
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Austin-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	Light: 8,900 tonnes Standard: 12,000 tonnes Full load: 16,600 tonnes
Length	173.7 metres (570 feet) overall, 167 metres (548 feet) waterline
Beam	30.4 metres (100 feet) extreme, 25.6 metres (84 feet) waterline
Draught	6.7 metres (22 feet) maximum, 7 metres (23 feet) limit
Propulsion	Two boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts; 24,000 shaft horsepower (18,000 kW)
Speed	20 knots (40 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × LCAC, or 1 × LCU, or 4 × LCM-8, or 9 × LCM-6, or 24 × AAV
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	4 × 3 in / 50 calibre AA gun mounts AK-630M close-in weapon system[1]
Aircraft carried	6 × 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]