The ship would also be undertaking a passage exercise with Indian Navy Ship Rajput while departing Visakhapatnam on December 26.

USS Anchorage, a Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ship of the United States Navy, arrived in Visakhapatnam Saturday as part of a professional interaction with the Indian Navy.

On arrival, the ship was given a traditional welcome with ENC Band in attendance, the Navy said in a release here Sunday.

The ship, commanded by Capt Dennis Jacko, belongs to Essex Amphibious Ready Group of Fifth fleet of the United States Navy and is based at Bahrain.

During the ship's four-day stay at Visakhapatnam, professional interaction in the form of Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, informal engagements during social functions and sports fixtures are planned in addition to cross deck visits, it stated.

The ship would also be undertaking a passage exercise with Indian Navy Ship Rajput while departing Visakhapatnam on December 26, the release added.