1990 to present    

LSD-46 USS Tortuga

US US Navy





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Call Sign: NTSA
Shipyard: Avondale Shipyard





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History of US USS Tortuga LSD-46

1987-mar-21Laid downLaid down
1988-sep-15LaunchedLaunched
1990-sep-07CommissionedCommissioned
1990-sep-08HomeportHomeport Little Creek naval base
2005-jun-03 BALTOPS 05 participated with BALTOPS 05
2005-jun-17Port VisitPort Visit 17-20 june visit Kiel, Germany
2006-aprHomeportHomeport JP Sasebo Naval Base
2011-marDeploymentDeployment 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-22Port VisitPort Visit 22-26 Oct visit Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia



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  Specifications


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

4Naval Engine diesel

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

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

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
US US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon 02
US USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 03





  Builder


US Avondale Shipyard,




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