About Us

Mission/Vision Statement
Warriors in community for American security.

Warriors

• We are combat ready, service-oriented warriors who execute professionally to dominate at and
  
  from the sea.

• Our tough physical, mental, and spiritual resiliency creates overwhelming warfighting readiness.

• We will hone our warfighting readiness through a sharp weapon ready to execute and Sailors with
  
  confidence supporting competence that delivers predictable excellence.

 
In Community

• We are committed to unity – we will treat others with dignity and respect to create one combat
  
  team.

• Our profession of arms is bigger than any single person, but it takes every Sailor, Marine, and
  
  family member to make TORTUGA successful. We stand tall together.

• We will be exceptional at our mission and values through readiness to our self, family, shipmates
  
  and warship.

 
For American Security

• We will be prepared to defend peace and make our enemies hesitate to challenge our competence
  
  as America’s Away Team.

• We are tenacious stewards of a mission with a critically important purpose to continue a national
  
  security legacy for generations.

• We are empowered and capable to overcome barriers and create risk-conscious solutions for a
  
  shared purpose.

General Characteristics of Ship

• Homeport: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Ft Story, Virginia

• Built: Avondale Shipyards, Louisiana

• Laid Down: Mar. 23, 1987

• Launched: Sep. 15, 1988

• Commissioned: Nov. 17,1990

• Displacement:11,722 t.(lt), 16,839 t. (fl)

• Length: 609’ 7”

• Beam: 84’

• Draft: 19’ 11” (max)

• Speed: 20+ knots

• Propulsion: (4) Colt-Pielstick PC2.5V 16-Cylinder diesel engines; 2 shafts w/
  
  controllable pitch propellors; 33,000 shp

• Complement: 30 Officers; 397 Enlisted

• Troop Capacity: 27 Officers; 473 Enlisted

• Aircraft/helicopters: (2) Flight Deck spots

• Boats: (2) 11 meters; (1) 7meters

• Amphibious: Well Deck Capacity; 2 LCACs or 1 LCU

• Armament: (2) 25 mm Mk 38

• Cannons: (2) 20 mm Phalanx

• CIWS: (2) RAM Missile

• Launchers: (6) .50 caliber machine guns