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LSD 46 -
USS Tortuga
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USS Tortuga (LSD 46)
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Type,
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Dock Landing Ship; Whidbey
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Builder:
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Avondale Shipbuilding, New
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Laid down:
March 23, 1987 Launched:
September 15, 1988 Commissioned: November 17, 1990 ACTIVE
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Homeport:
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Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
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Namesake:
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> see history, below; |
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Ship's
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TOUGH - TALL - TENACIOUS |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
Aviation, etc.)
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
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