Subject Type: Amphibious Assault

USS Tortuga is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the US Navy. the second to be named for the Dry Tortugas.

About the Vessel Portland was an Anchorage-class dock landing ship built in 1970. Portland was decommissioned in 2003 sunk as a target […]

Manitowoc was a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) in the United States Navy. Named for a city in Wisconsin, the word is Anishinaabe for “Home of the Great Spirit.”

The 520 Barbe-class utility landing craft are used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.