USS Tortuga (LSD-26)
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USS Tortuga (LSD-26) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship to be named for the Dry Tortugas, a group of desert coral islets 60 miles west of Key West, Florida, which were discovered in 1513 by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon.
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Name | USS Tortuga |
Namesake | Dry Tortugas |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 16 October 1944 |
Launched | 21 January 1945 |
Commissioned | 8 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | 26 January 1970 |
Stricken | 15 October 1976 |
Nickname(s) | Collin's Ship |
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Fate | Ran aground and scrapped, 1987-88 |
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Class and type | Casa Grande-class dock landing ship |
Displacement | 4,490 long tons (4,562 t) |
Length | 457 ft 9 in (139.52 m) |
Beam | 72 ft 2 in (22.00 m) |
Propulsion | 2 geared turbines, 7,400 shp (5,518 kW), 2 shafts |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 326 |
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Tortuga was laid down on 16 October 1944 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 21 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. George T. Paine; and commissioned on 8 June 1945.