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USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 302 crew members registered for the USS Tortuga (LSD 46).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1997 | 1998 – 2000 | 2001 – 2005 | 2006 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce, William R. | DC2 | 1988 – 1992 | Repair | |
| Taylor, David | MS1 | 1988 – 1990 | Supply S-2 | Plank Owner, Watch the great lady grow and come of age |
| Cortez, Eric | RM3 | 1988 – 1992 | OC | Living in L.A. working everyday as a sports coordinator with school district(L.A. Unified)Proud PLANKOWNER! |
| Floyd, Randy | BM3 | 1988 – 1992 | 1st | Plankowner |
| Massey, Steve | E-5/BM2 | 1988 – 1992 | 1st/2nd | PLANKOWNER--- Any one remember living at the Holiday Inn on the West Bank in New Orleans?? Non-stop Party!!!! Or going TAD to the USS Shreveport for a Med cruise?? Whats up Atkins?? Where are you at? . |
| Tilley, Greg | 1988 – | |||
| Head, Terry | BM-2 | 1988 – 1991 | 1st Division | The Holiday Inn was the best time of my Navy career PLANK OWNERS rule |
| Lenherr, Russell | EN2 | 1988 – 1991 | M | A lot of great memories working in the oil lab!! |
| Dollar, Keith | E5 | 1988 – 1992 | OI | |
| Hayes, James/bear | sk1 | 1988 – 1992 | supply | Pre-Com det NewOrleans |
| McAndrew, Timothy | BM3 | 1988 – 1991 | Deck Divison | Plankowner on the USS Tortuga. Greatest Group od Sailors the Navy has every had. So glad I had the honor to meet such an awesome group of Sailors. I will never forget the memories we made. TOUGH, TALL, and TENACIOUS!! |
| Pace, Gordon | EM3 | Feb 1988 – Feb 1992 | Electrical | |
| Pace, Gordon | EM3 | Feb 1988 – Feb 1992 | Electrical | Plankowner |
| Pace, Gordon | EM3 | Feb 1988 – Feb 1992 | Electrical | Plankowner |
| Pace, Gordon | EM3 | Feb 1988 – Feb 1992 | Electrical | Plankowner |
| Jones, Reginald Aka Beepers | ms3 | Jun 1, 1988 – Mar 1, 1992 | supply | Proud to be a plankowner.This had to be the best time of my life.I wouldn't change anything.The best crew in the fleet,the best feeder in the fleet.New orleans was off the chain(holiday inn).reginaldready@yahoo |
| Thomas, Tommy | ms 3 | Jun 14, 1988 – Mar 15, 1992 | supply | im looking for some of my old shipmates from back in the day. I was a mess specialist Ms 3 Thomas> feel hit me back if you want to know where some of the other guys are. Peace |
| Peters, Donald | EN1(SW) | Aug 1988 – Oct 1992 | A-GANG | PLANKOWNER |
| Sutton, Jeffrey | E/5 MS2 | Aug 1988 – Aug 1991 | S-2 Division | Plank owner! 5th person to report to USS Tortuga (LSD 46) |
| Whitted, Gregory | MS3 | Aug 15, 1988 – Jun 12, 1994 | S-2 | Yeah its Sweet G (grits) what up beepers , T-bone |
| Ridley, Gary | EN 3 | Sep 1988 – Sep 1992 | Engineering main-2 | What a wonderful experience!!! Proud to be a PLANKOWNER!!! |
| Dollar, Keith | E-5 | Sep 1988 – Jun 1992 | OI | Plank Owner and loved my time onboard. Live in central California where I am a General Manager of a Casino. Married 15 years with 3 kids. |
| Lunsford, Tony L | BM3 | Sep 4, 1988 – Apr 10, 1992 | A | PLANK OWNER |
| Applegate, David | HT3 | Sep 9, 1988 – Sep 10, 1991 | Repair | Proud Plankowner, and the best welder in repair. |
| Hargrove, Tracy/grove | Petty Officer 3rd class | Sep 14, 1988 – Mar 1, 1992 | Deck Division | Just tryimg to locate some of my shipmates from the USS Tortuga lsd-46 and the USS EL-PASO AND THE USS SHREVEPORT.I usually hung out with EN3 E.Smith,SN.L.Horton,BM3D.Houff,BM3R.Floyd,SNW.Williams Big-Will,GM3S.Harris. |
| Ridley, Gary | EN3 | Sep 17, 1988 – Sep 17, 1992 | WORKED #2MMR VIGOROUSLY AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN--THAT WAS CHANGED THANKS TO EN1 WILLIAMS. LOTS OF MEMORIES. I'M THINKING OF GOING ON A TOUR JUST TO SEE WHAT HAS CHANGED BESIDES ADDING WOMEN. | |
| Atkins, Brian “atkins” | BM3 | Sep 20, 1988 – Sep 20, 1992 | 2nd | Hey Steve Massey. |
| Wilson, Tony | LT | Oct 1988 – Dec 1991 | MPA | Plankowner. One of the first 20-30 at FTC Norfolk. We sure did have to make a lot of busy work to keep a crew without a ship busy. Met the DISBO from GUNSTON HALL (rode her to GITMO). |
| Jefferson, Eric | EM3 | Oct 3, 1988 – Oct 4, 1992 | electrician | I had some hard times but I still had a blast, thanks to EM1SW Tyrone Holmes, Yaphet(aka)Q., Em3 Tracy Kersh, Em3 celestine Jules, Bm3 James Whitted, Bm3 Daryle Houff, Em2 Micheal Carmicheal, there are others but my fingers are tired. |
| Kilgore, Curtis | E-4 | Oct 6, 1988 – Sep 26, 1992 | E-DIVISION | PLANKOWNER '46 Baby... |
| Santos, Steve | yn3 | Oct 12, 1988 – May 10, 1992 | exec | PLANKOWNER WHAT A GREAT TIME AND GREAT CREW |
| Schuck, Edward | EN1 (sw) | Oct 20, 1988 – Jun 15, 1995 | Main Prop (M) | What can I say about life onboard Tortuga it was a eye opener.Saw alot of sailors come a go.For the guys who work along of me on MMR2 THANKS for the hard work we did. MMR2 we were the BEST on the ship. |
| Lundy, Alan | SK3 | Nov 1988 – May 1992 | S1 | Plankowner. From those first days in the small offices in Norfolk until I got "Bonged" off at discharge, It was a great experience. Made some good friends and learned a lot. Thanks to all that I served with. |
| Herring, Michael | MS3 | Nov 15, 1988 – May 15, 1992 | Supply | For all us Plankowners, we made history!!!!! The Original MS Crew...Whitted {Sweet G}, Jones{Beeper},Herring{T-Bone},Plummer,Bailey,Muller,Walker,Thomas,Willis,Gallo,Sutton,Greenlaw.Guys hit me up!! prosolver03@yahoo.com |
| Way, Fredrick | En1 | Nov 17, 1988 – Aug 17, 1991 | Engineering Main2 LPO | Was my last command I enjoyed my shipmates and precom duty. |
| Hardy, James T. | DK3 | Dec 1988 – Jul 1992 | Supply | |
| Hardy, Duane E. | PN3 | Dec 1988 – Jul 1992 | Admin | Plankowner |
| Coleman, Anthony | SK3 | 1989 – 1992 | S-1 | Plankowner |
| Switala, Bryon | SM3 | 1989 – 1991 | Sigs | Plankowner and proud of it. Miss the days...Wonder where the rest of the Skivy Waver Plankowners have gone??? |
| Heath, Jim | EN1 | 1989 – 1990 | ENGINEERING | STARTED IN AVONDALE, ENDED IN NORFOLK |
| Lord, Willie | EM1 | 1989 – 1993 | E | |
| Andrews, Glenn | GMG1 | 1989 – 1991 | 3rd Divsion | Miss all the guys I hung out with on this great crew |
| Roush, Lee M | EN3 | Jan 1989 – Aug 1992 | M | Plankowner |
| Stevenson, David "Big Sexy Steve" | BM3/E-4 | Jan 1989 – Aug 1991 | DECK/2 | HEY GUYS HOW'S IT HANG'IN, JUST REMEMBERING THE GOOD 'OL DAYS BACK ON BOARDS THE BEST SHIP IN THE FLEET, AND DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS AND ON THE SHREVEPORT. I AM AS BIG AND SEXY AS EVER dsteve67@gmail.com E-MAIL ME SEE YA |
Beasley, Keith  | E-4/EN 3 | Jan 1989 – Jun 1992 | Engineering | I had a lot of fond memories and met some great people. MMR-1/AC&R Shop! You can contact me at beasley6964@yahoo.com Plankowner |
| Schnipke, Rob | BM3 | Jan 1, 1989 – Sep 19, 1992 | 2 nd | |
| Sharp, Robert | FA E2 | Jan 5, 1989 – Aug 18, 1990 | ||
| Petree, Steve | EN3 | Jan 10, 1989 – Aug 29, 1991 | M | Plankowner |
| Terhark, John | IC1/2 | Feb 1, 1989 – Oct 27, 1991 | E-Division | |
| Schnipke, Rob | BM 3 | Feb 10, 1989 – Apr 8, 1992 | Deck/2nd | Plankowner |
| Kuhlman, Ralph | FC2(SW) | Apr 12, 1989 – Feb 10, 1993 | OE | PLANKOWNER |
| Thompson, Todd | RM3 | Apr 15, 1989 – Sep 26, 1992 | OC | In Phoenix, AZ now working for a computer software company. |
| Wiley, Pancho | GMG3 | Apr 23, 1989 – Feb 6, 1993 | 3rd | Proud to have served on Tortuga.Miss all my friends.Glad to sail on first med cruise.Great crew.Fantastic sailors.Two years clean sweep.Very proud to be a Plankowner |
| Shreve, Alton | gm1 | Apr 25, 1989 – Apr 1995 | 3rd (Weapons) | |
| Juarez, Oscar | E3 | May 1, 1989 – Dec 31, 1992 | engineering/deck | Good and bad memories but i would do it again...ah, maybe not!! : ) |
| Ward, Thomas | E3 | May 14, 1989 – | Deck | |
| Gonzalez, Gonzo | Sh3 | May 27, 1989 – Dec 19, 1992 | Supply | |
| Snyder, Paul | EM1 | Jun 1989 – May 1995 | Electrical | One Hell of a Ship to retired off of. |
| Moore, Stacy/ Moe | EN3 | Jun 1989 – Jun 1995 | ENGINEERING A DIV | PLANKOWNER VERY GOOD TIMES SERVED WITH A CREW THAT KNEW THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS SHIP.. |
| Glose, Matt | BM3 | Jun 1, 1989 – Feb 1, 1993 | I would do it all over again if i had the chance. We had a great crew. | |
| Gokey, Paul | FC2SW | Jun 20, 1989 – Nov 20, 1993 | OE | PLANKOWNER |
| Kennedy, Herb | LCDR | Jul 1, 1989 – Aug 2, 1993 | Electrical Officer | Ship's First Electrical Officer. First Officer qualified EOOW. This was my first Surface ship after an enlisted career in Submarines. Great ship and crew. Made first Med Deployment. |
| Jennings, Kyle | SM2 | Aug 1, 1989 – Apr 23, 1993 | Operations/Communications | My time aboard Tortuga helped make me who I am. I couldn't wait to leave, but I still had some fun. What's up Trey, Ski, Mack, Blandon. I hope all are well. Teaching 8th grade in N.C. 21 yrs. |
| McAndrew, Timothy | BM3 | Sep 1, 1989 – Sep 1, 1991 | Deck | looking for the plankowners. kiss my ?????? tilley!!!! |
| Tilley, Greg | BM3 | Sep 22, 1989 – Sep 22, 1991 | DECK | PLANK OWNER |
| Trainor, Ray | HT2 | Oct 28, 1989 – 1992 | Repair | Good to see the Tortuga crew so active on here. Any word on Danny Draper or Keith Estes? I pray that all of you old farts are doing well. God bless and keep you all. I am a crane operator in Texas by the way. Who knew |
| Smith, Ernest | EN3 | Nov 1, 1989 – Sep 12, 1992 | A-DIV | looking for plankowner any department / from the Big easy to little creek |
| Truitt, Tom | BM1 | Dec 10, 1989 – Nov 10, 1992 | 2ND (Deck) | Anybody can make rate but onl God can make a Boatswains Mate!! Hey you PRECOM deck guys we were the BEST!!!!! You made a great ship and it is still making history!!! Great Job!!! |
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