USS Nashville (LPD-13)

USS Nashville (LPD-13)

USS "Nashville" (LPD-13), an "Austin"-class amphibious transport dock, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Tennessee. Her keel was laid down on 14 March 1966 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 7 October 1967 sponsored by Mrs. Roy L. Johnson, and commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, on 14 February 1970 with Captain Frank R. Fahland in command.

"Nashville"'s various assignments have included four Caribbean Amphibious readiness Groups, Mediterranean Amphibious readiness Groups, Persian Gulf Amphibious Readiness Groups, Mine Countermeasure Task Group, NATO North Atlantic Operations, and training assignments with the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic.

On 16 January and 17 January 2006, she was the first vessel to receive the landing of an unmanned robotic RQ-8A Fire Scout helicopter.cite web | url=http://uav.navair.navy.mil/new_firescout/news/AutonomousLandsonShip18jan06.htm | title=Autonomous Fire Scout UAV Lands on Ship | accessdate=2006-07-18 | date=2006-01-18 | work=Fire Scout Program News | publisher=Defense Daily]

In July 2006, she was sent to Lebanon as part of the USS|Iwo Jima|LHD-7|2 Expeditionary Strike Group transporting the 24th MEU to assist with the evacuation of U.S. nationals from the countrycite web | url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2006/07/evacuating_leba.html | title=Evacuating Lebanon | accessdate=2006-07-18 | last=Martinez | first=Luis | date=2006-07-14 | work=TheWorldNewser | publisher=ABC News] , after a conflict erupted between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militants. On July 20, 2006, it landed the first Marines on Lebanese soil since 1984.cite web | url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4059694.html | title=Marines aid evacuation as plane lands in U.S. | accessdate=2006-07-20 | last=Panossian | first=Joe | date=2006-07-14 | publisher="Associated Press"] The "Nashville" is featured in an episode of the television program "", as it evacuated Americans (including Bourdain and his production crew) from Beirut. The episode was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Possible sale to India

According to an Indian news source, the Indian Navy may bid to acquire the "Nashville". [cite news
last =
first =
coauthors =
title = Indian Navy May Bid To Acquire Amphibious Warship USS Nashville
work =
pages =
language =
publisher = "India Defence"
date = 2007-07-15
url = http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3441
accessdate = 2007-07-15
] The "Nashville" is of the same class as the USS|Trenton|LPD-14|6 which was previously sold to India and is now the INS "Jalashva". [cite news
last = Jones
first = Tyler
coauthors =
title = U.S. Navy Decoms Trenton, Transfers to Indian Navy
work = Navy Newsstand
pages =
language =
publisher = United States Navy
date = 2007-01-17
url = http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27342
accessdate = 2007-07-15
]

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References

External links

* [http://www.nashville.navy.mil/ USS Nashville] @ Navy.mil


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