USS Askari
USS Askari (ARL-30) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Askari is an Arabic word for soldier, a term frequently applied to indigenous troops in Africa serving European colonial powers, particularly the British and Germans in East Africa from the late 19th century to the end of World War I; ARL-30 has been the only U.S. naval vessel to bear the name. In 1971, she was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and recommissioned as KRI Djaja Widjaja.
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USS Askari
USS Askari (ARL-30) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Askari is an Arabic word for soldier, a term frequently applied to indigenous troops in Africa serving European colonial powers, particularly the British and Germans in East Africa from the late 19th century to the end of World War I; ARL-30 has been the only U.S. naval vessel to bear the name. In 1971, she was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and recommissioned as KRI Djaja Widjaja.
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1945-03-15
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decommissioning date
1945-04-09
1971-09-01
laying down
1944-12-08
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recommissioning date
1945-07-23
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ship launched
1945-03-02
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Sold toIndonesian Navy, 1971
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*4 battle stars
*12 battle stars
*2 Presidential Unit Citations
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*Korean War
*Vietnam War
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*2 × quad 40mm AA gun mounts w ...... s
*6 × twin 20mm AA gun mounts
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Ship commissioned
1945-03-15
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Indonesia
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United States
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Ship decommissioned
1945-04-09
1971-09-01
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Ship fate
Sold to Indonesian Navy, 1971
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Ship laid down
1944-12-08
Ship launched
1945-03-02
Ship name
KRI Jayawijaya
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USS LST-1131
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Ship recommissioned
1945-07-23
Ship refit
Renamed and reoutfitted by Merrill-Stevens Drydock & Repair Co.
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Ship renamed
USS Askari
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Ship struck
1979-02-01
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USS Askari (ARL-30) was one of ...... issioned as KRI Djaja Widjaja.
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USS Askari
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KRI Jayawijaya (921)
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USS LST-1131
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