- USS Nashville (LPD-13)
USS "Nashville" (LPD-13), an "Austin"-class
amphibious transport dock , was the third ship of theUnited States Navy to be named for the city inTennessee . Her keel was laid down on14 March 1966 by theLockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company ofSeattle, Washington . She was launched on7 October 1967 sponsored by Mrs. Roy L. Johnson, and commissioned atPuget Sound Naval Shipyard ,Bremerton, Washington , on14 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 and17 January 2006 , she was the first vessel to receive the landing of an unmannedrobot ic 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 andHezbollah militants. OnJuly 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 anEmmy 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 =
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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 =
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publisher =United States Navy
date = 2007-01-17
url = http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27342
accessdate = 2007-07-15 ]Gallery
References
External links
* [http://www.nashville.navy.mil/ USS Nashville] @ Navy.mil
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