Norfolk, Va. – The U.S. Navy announced on Tuesday that the commanding officer and the executive officer of the USS Tortuga have been relieved of duty after the ship slammed into a buoy causing $ ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair over $139 million to update the USS Tortuga. The award comes after several rounds of layoffs. The company says now ...

Around 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, the USS Tortuga ran into and dislodged the Thimble Shoals buoy while en route to an anchorage off the Virginia coast, according to the statement. The ship, homeported ...

“Tell me about a triumph.” Pierce was the chief master-at-arms aboard the USS Tortuga, a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship with a crew of about 400. Ships of this class are notable for ...

NORFOLK (AP) - The top leaders aboard the USS Tortuga have been relieved of their duties after the amphibious dock landing ship struck a buoy. The Navy says the commanding officer, Cmdr.

The 24 ships the Biden Administration’s budget proposal would decommission include four based in Hampton Roads, two of which are currently deployed, according to Navy budget documents posted on ...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Multicultural Committee aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) hosted an event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month while on deployment in the Western ...

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — After seven years of being forward deployed to Sasebo, the USS Tortuga has been called home. The Tortuga will be replaced in a hull swap by the USS Ashland in ...

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — On a floating platform linking the USS Fort McHenry and USS Tortuga, sailors strolled past each other Wednesday carrying personal gear and other materials to their ...