USS Trenton at Port Everglades, FL, 2004, before it was sold to India to become the INS Jalashwa
U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class William Lovelady.
February 12, 2011 by Shiv Aroor LIVEFIST
Cleared to acquire more large amphibious ships, the Indian Navy has invited information from Indian shipbuilders for new landing platform docks (LPDs). The navy has stipulated that it wants ships constructed under the Indian government's "buy and make" procedure, which entails the local license build of proven foreign equipment. The navy currently operates a single LPD, the INS Jalashwa, formerly the USS Trenton (LPD-14), but wants LPDs slightly larger, while keeping capabilities, capacity and kit largely the same.
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