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U.S.S. TORTUGA
(LSD-46)TOUGH TALL TENACIOUS
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USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) - a Whidbey�Island-class dock landing ship
In Commission 1990 to PresentLSD-46 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LSD-46 Shellback Initiation | Add a LSD-46 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1987 | - | Keel Date: 23 MAR 1987 | ||
SEP | 1988 | - | Launch Date: 15 SEP 1988 | ||
NOV | 1990 | - | Commissioned: 17 NOV 1990 | ||
MAY | 1992 | - | NOV | 1992 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1994 | - | SEP | 1994 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
MAY | 1994 | - | NOV | 1994 | Suez Canal , Red Sea, Gulf of Aden |
MAY | 1994 | - | NOV | 1994 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUL | 1994 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JUL 1994 - Indian Ocean | ||
JUL | 1994 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1994 - Indian Ocean | ||
JAN | 1996 | - | JUL | 1996 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1997 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1997 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1997 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1997 - Indian Ocean | ||
JUL | 1997 | - | NOV | 1997 | West Africa |
JAN | 2003 | - | JAN | 2004 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 2004 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JUN 2004 - Pacific Ocean |
LSD-46 General Specifications
Complement: 22 Officers and 391 Enlisted
Displacement: 11471 tons
Length: 610 feet
Beam: 84 feet
Draft: 21 feet
Flank Speed: 20+ knots