| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Dock landing ship |
| Class | Casa Grande |
| Pennant | LSD 26 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Oct 1944 |
| Launched | 21 Jan 1945 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jun 1945 |
| End service | 26 Jan 1970 |
| History | Decommissioned on 26 January 1970. |
Commands listed for USS Tortuga (LSD 26)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Raymond George Brown, USNR | 8 Jun 1945 | 8 Jun 1946 (1) |
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