LSD-46 USS Tortuga

1990 to present

Landing platform only. No hangar

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon

B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight

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Whidbey Island class
L - Landing Ship/Platform Dock

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History of LSD-46 USS Tortuga
1987-mar-21	Laid down
1988-sep-15	Launched
1990-sep-7	Commissioned
1990-sep-8	Homeport	Little Creek naval base
2005-jun-3		BALTOPS 05 participated with BALTOPS 05
2005-jun-17	Port Visit	17-20 june visit Kiel, Germany
2006-apr	Homeport	Sasebo Naval Base
2011-mar	Deployment	Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Ordered from South Korea with HM-14 Det 1 MH-53E embarked, for Tsunami relief operations off east coast of Japan.
2012-oct-22	Port Visit	22-26 Oct visit Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Specifications

from Whidbey Island class
415	crew
402	troops
15725	full load (tn)
186	length (m)
25.60	beam (m)
6.30	draught (m)
8000	range (nm)
22	max speed (knots)
33000	power (shp)



4	Naval Engine diesel



2	Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm
2	Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
4	Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC



1	Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49
1	Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67
1	Naval Radar surface search and navigation radar AN/SPS-64

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