| USS TORTUGA (LSD-26) COMMANDING OFFICERS | ||
| We were all proud to have served under your commands... | ||
| Commissioned 8 June 1945 | ||
| LCDR Raynond G. Brown, USNR | 8 Jun 1945 | 8 Jun 1946 |
| CDR Thomas R. Langley, USN | 8 Jun 1946 | 18 Aug 1947 |
| Decommissioned 18 August 1947 | ||
| Recommissioned 12 September 1950 | ||
| CDR Kenneth S. Shook, USN | 12 Sept 1950 | 22 Aug 1951 |
| CDR Elof W. Hermanson, USN | 22 Aug 1951 | 10 Nov 1952 |
| CDR George M Winne, USN | 10 Nov 1952 | 15 Jan 1954 |
| CDR James E. Brenner Jr. USN | 15 Jan 1954 | 27 Dec 1954 |
| LCDR Vincent J. Young, USN (acting) | 27 Dec 1954 | 5 Jan 1955 |
| CDR Charlie C. Biggers, USN | 5 Jan 1955 | 29 Mar 1955 |
| CDR Samuel B. Purdie, USN | 29 March 1955 | 3 Jul 1956 |
| CDR Landon L. Davis Jr., USN | 3 Jul 1956 | 23 Nov 1957 |
| CDR Willard E. Eder, USN | 23 Nov 1957 | 29 Oct 1958 |
| CDR Milton J. Silverman, USN | 29 Oct 1959 | 12 Jan 1960 |
| CDR Nelson C. Walton, USN | 12 Jan 1960 | 24 Feb 1962 |
| CDR George M. Hayes, USN | 24 Feb 1962 | 15 Aug 1963 |
| CDR Herbert B. Cannon, USN | 15 Aug 1963 | 10 Oct 1964 |
| CDR Wolf Heinberg, USN | 10 Oct 1964 | 28 Nov 1966 |
| CDR Robert W. Bauman, USN | 28 Nov 1966 | 22 Jul 1968 |
| CDR Oscar J. Vogel, USN | 23 Jul 1968 | Jan 1970 |
| Decommissioned 26 January 1970 | ||