Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

LSD-26 USS Tortuga

• CLASS class Landing Ship, Dock:
• Displacement: 7,930 tons (loaded)
• Length: 457'9"
• Beam: 72'
• Draft: 15'6" forward, 16'2" aft (seagoing loaded)
• Speed: 17 knots
• Range: 7,400 miles @ at knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 16 20mm
• Complement: 17 officers, 249 enlisted
• LSDs carry 3 LCT (5) or (6). each with 5 medium tanks, or 2 LCT (3) or (4) each with 12 medium tanks, or 14 LCM (3) each with 1 medium tank, or 1,500 long tons cargo, or 41 LVT, or 47 DUKW; troops: 22 officers, 310 enlisted (including 40 in hammocks). Landing craft leave the flooded dock under ther own power, through stern gates.
• Built at Boston Navy Yard, and commissioned 8 June 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Tortuga
• USS Tortuga Home Page

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