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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 JLmom(Lisa) on August 7, 2012 at 9:46pm
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Comment by blm on July 28, 2012 at 3:10pm
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my daughter is on her to the ship now-she called this morning from train station-very tired after long plane rides. She is excited and if she is nervous at all she didn't show it. So proud of her and all our sailors.
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wismama=thanks for the advice. Hope you hear from your son soon.
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Comment by wismama (CS mom) on July 9, 2012 at 12:47pm
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BLM and Queenann, my sailor is of course also on the Tortuga since Sept 2011. As far as I can tell.... if I played video games online; I think I would hear from him more. The calls do come in between 4:30 to 5:30 am. And he usually only calls when he is upset about something and just needs a sounding board ( I don't get in much conversation) or he is lonely and wants to talk. I can tell you the latter calls are getting fewer and farther between. I get lonely and miss him of course but I think that no news is good news sometimes and that he must be getting along just fine without me. (sigh) I use KIK as my messaging service but Skype works also. KIK seems to work better for me as I know it is coming from my sailor and I pay more attention to it. Mine didn't contact me alot that first month till he got all the stuff ironed out on where and what to buy with the phones and packages. I know mine heads to the USO alot when bored to watch tv, play games etc. The area around is "safe" and shopping is good although more expensive than what he initially anticipated. Hope you hear from them soon. This is a good spot for you.... ladies here keep everyone informed and it's nice to talk to others "in the same boat".
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Comment by Queenann ship 04/Div 152 on July 9, 2012 at 12:35pm
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wow it is so comforting to read this. My son left two weeks ago and it is so difficult. i finally heard from him but it was just very short quick text messages . I agree I though boot camp was rough and it would get better and i would hear from him often but not so at all.he says he is fine so i am just holding on to that until I hear from him again. thanks all for this support. we need each other to get through this
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Comment by beatrizm (Ship04 Div192) on June 13, 2012 at 4:34pm
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BLM, no problem! It can be an odd feeling trying to learn about their new lives, especially when they are half way around the world. My best to her and a big thanks for her service.
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beatrizm-thank you for the hints! It is so comforting to know I have resources. I thought BC was tough, but this is a whole new challenge. Here's to all our brave sailors-
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BLM, my daughter has been on the Tortuga since December 2010. She has had some good times but she does get homesick at other times. She is a GM (Gunners Mate). GM Moore. I've found the best times to actually talk on the phone are early mornings (5 or 6 a.m. for you, because that is 6 or 7 p.m. tomorrow for them, when they are off work unless they have duty). And once daylight savings time is over, it's another hour difference. My daughter calls me on my cell phone and I have made "Anchors Aweigh" her ringtone, so that when I here that at any hour I know who it is. Makes it less scary if the call comes in the wee hours. There are phone companies in Japan that offer better deals for them to call home than US companies. There are also Internet based numbers that you can text back and forth for very little.
Navymomyoung is absolutely right, they will be living on the ship and have very little room to store things, so minimalism is a good thing. Last year they were deployed over 300 out of 365 days, so they will spend a lot of times in close quarters with their fellow shipmates. Please feel free to email me at beatrizm@cfl.rr.com if you need anything or have more questions.
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Navymomyoung-thanks for the info-I truly appreciate the offer and info!
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Hello-my daughter will be leaving GL soon and her first assignment will be USS Tortuga. She will be an OS. Any advice?
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