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Home Front: WoT
US transfer of naval vessels
2005-07-31
http://www.defenselink.mil/dodgc/olc/docs/May9.pdf

Transfers by grant (under foreign assistance act):
Greece - the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship Pelican (MHC-53)
Egypt - the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships Cardinal (MHC-60) and Raven (MHC-61)
Pakistan - the SPUANCE class destroyer ship Fletcher (DD-992)
Turkey - the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship Cushing (DD-985)

Transfers by sale (under arms control act):
India - the AUSTIN class amphibious transport dock ship Trenton (LPD-14)
Greece - the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship HERON (MHC-52)
Turkey - the SPRUANCE class destroyer ship O'Bannon (DD-987)
Posted by:john

#5  Laka AntiAir and these are pre VLS systems.... I think. Pretty much devoted ASW platforms, and who knows what was removed.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-31 22:40  

#4  I'm suprised to find they're giving away Spruances.
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-07-31 22:37  

#3  Oh Jim Jim! It's an Austin class... those guys not that old....

LPD_8_(1)
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-31 20:51  

#2  It's almost always offset that way SPoD.
Glad to set India got an LPD. Helpful when raiding the littoral of certain unnamed jiahdi loving hellholes.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-31 20:47  

#1  Looks like Greece and Turkey got a 2 for one deal.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-31 18:37  

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