by David Tagg
Member 08-Apr-1988 to 20-May-2010
Build Type: Scratch
Country: United States
Era: 1945-
Length Range: 400-800 feet (122-244m)
Model Material: Wood
Model Type: Radio Controlled
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Scale: 1:96 (1/8″ = 1′)
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Amphibious Assault→ Landing Craft / Ship
About the Vessel
USS Tortuga 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 (97 km) west of Key West, Florida.
