Whidbey Island class - L - Landing Ship/Platform Dock IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NTSA Shipyard: Avondale Shipyard Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentHomeport History of 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 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 Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event 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 Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon 02 USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 03 Builder Avondale Shipyard,