| UIC: | 03126 | |||
| Class: | LSD 16 | Fleet: | ||
| Status: | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise | Homeport: | ||
| Date status changed: | 08/21/1988 | Berth: | ||
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| Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
| Builder: | NAV SY/BOSTON | |||
| Delivery Date: | 06/08/1945 | |||
| Award Date: | 07/20/1944 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 43.2 years | |
| Keel Date: | 10/16/1944 | Commission Date: | 06/08/1945 | |
| Launch Date: | 01/21/1945 | Inactivation Date: | ||
| Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 43.6 years | Decommission Date: | 01/26/1970 | |
| Years from Commission to Decommission: | 24.6 | |||
| Stricken Date: | 10/15/1976 | |||
| Overall Length: | 458 ft | Waterline Length: | 454 ft | |
| Extreme Beam: | 72 ft | Waterline Beam: | 72 ft | |
| Maximum Navigational Draft: | 18 ft | Draft Limit: | 18 ft | |
| Light Displacement: | 4960 tons | Full Displacement: | 8700 tons | |
| Dead Weight: | 3740 tons | |||
| Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
| Number of Propellers: 2 | ||||
| Propulsion Type: Geared Turbines | ||||
| Accommodations: | Officers: 41 | Enlisted: 503 |
| Remarks: | Ex-Tortuga LSD-26 in late 1987 was to be disposed by weapons testing, broke tow during storm and grounded on the south side of San Miguel Island CA. After seve ral months was re-floated by salvage company and sunk south of the Island in 600 0 ft. of water on 21 AUG 88. |
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