| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Signet (AM-302) |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 8 April 1943 |
| Launched | 16 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | December 1945 |
| Reclassified | MSF-302, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 January 1965 |
| Fate | Transferred to Dominican Republic, 13 January 1965 |
| History | |
 Dominican Republic | |
| Name | Tortuguero (BM455)[1] |
| Acquired | 13 January 1965 |
| Reclassified | C455, 1995[1] |
| Stricken | 1997[1] |
| Fate | hulked, 1997[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 650 tons |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
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| Awards: | 4 Battle stars |
USS Signet (AM-302) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She received four battle stars during World War II. She was decommissioned in December 1945 and placed in reserve. In February 1955, while still in reserve, her hull number was changed from AM-302 to MSF-302, but she was not reactivated. She was transferred to the Dominican Republic in January 1965 and renamed Tortuguero (BM455) (or Tortugero in some sources). She was employed as a patrol vessel in Dominican Navy service. Her pennant number was changed from BM455 to C455 in 1995. Tortuguero was stricken and hulked in 1997.
- ^ a b c d Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). "Dominican Republic". The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.