USS Tortuga(LSD-26) in her better days

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Tortuga after grounding on San Miguel Island in 1988, while in use as a target ship

Photo courtesy of Mr. Peter Howorth The color photo of the Tortuga grounded on San Miguel Island are the sole property of Mr. Peter Howorth. This photo not to be used commercially and it is not to be copied or reprinted without the permission of Mr. Howorth, as they are copyrighted

A newspaper article about the end of the Tortuga.

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More about the end of the Tortuga

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An editorial about Tortuga's loss

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