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USS TORTUGA
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This group is for anyone with a sailor on the USS TORTUGA in Saesbo, Japan.
Location: Saesbo, Japan
Members: 47
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2014
About the USS TORTUGA
General Characteristics: Keel laid: March 23, 1987
Christened: November 19, 1988
Commissioned: September 7, 1990
Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La.
Propulsion system: four Colt Industries 16 Cylinder Diesels
Propellers: two
Length: 610 feet (186 meters)
Beam: 84 feet (25.6 meters)
Draft: 21 feet (6.4 meters)
Displacement: approx. 16,000 tons full load
Speed: 22 knots
Well deck capacity: four LCAC or 21 LCM-6 (on deck: one LCM-6, two LCPL and one LCVP)
Aircraft: none, but two landing spots allow for operation of aircraft as large as the CH-53E
Crew: Ship: 20 Officers, 25 Chief Petty Officers, 302 Enlisted
Crew: Marine Detachment: approx. 400 + approx. 100 surge
Armament: two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two 25mm Mk-38 guns, six .50-calibre Machine guns, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) systems
Cost: $153 million
Homeport: Sasebo, Japan
Discussion Forum
Mailing a letter to our Sailor
Started by number1fanofmyson. Last reply by number1fanofmyson Feb 27, 2013. 10 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Navymomx2 on February 9, 2012 at 8:44pm
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Have you seen any of the pictures on the Tortuga site? I found my son on 3 of the pics so far. I taken back in October, the other 2 just since they left in Jan. Take a look you might find your sailor!!
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Comment by JLmom(Lisa) on February 9, 2012 at 8:07pm
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My son is also undesignated and looking forward to the big test...here's wishing the best for them both :)
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My son is Undesignated and hoping to take the big test in March.
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Navymomx2...He has been there since september 2011
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Thanks JLmom Lisa. Maybe he will get it soon. My son also e-mailed me Monday or Tuesday and he had not received his package yet. How long has your son been on the Tortuga?
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Navymomx2, I also sent my son a package just before they went underway and in an a-mail on Tuesday, he said he has already recieved it. Hope this helps :)
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Hi, My son joined the Tortuga in July 2011. I sent him a package just days before they left out in Jan. I was wandering if anyone knows how often they send mail when they are out like now. I have an older son whose stationed in Norfolk on a Carrier and been deployed 2 times. They gerenally receive their mail in a reasonable amount of time when deployed. Can anyone shed any light on this subject for me? :)
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Comment by wismama (CS mom) on January 30, 2012 at 5:40pm
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So jealous, didn't get to talk to my sailor hardly at all. Just a couple of message times with KIK. Guess it is too late now. Nice that JL's sailor suprised them at Christmas. Mine is a CS and sounds like he doesn't get much time away from ship. Haven't received any of the papers here either since the one when he first went over.
Hope all is well with everyone.
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Comment by Virginia S (07/170) on January 23, 2012 at 4:25pm
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Underway...
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LadyBug....it wast the BEST Christmas I can remember ! I can still see his smiling face when I ran into him...that look will be with me forever :)
Tom'sMom...thanks...it was awesome !
I hope all "Tortuga" families are doing well :)
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