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USS Tortuga (LSD-46)


 

USS Tortuga (LSD-46) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Dry Tortugas, a group of desert coral islets 60 miles west of Key West, Fla., which were discovered in 1513 by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon.

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''Whidbey Island''-class - Dock landing ship - United States Navy - Dry Tortugas - Key West, Fla. - 1513 - Ponce de Leon

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