Dominican Navy Service
The former Signet was acquired by the Dominican Republic on 13 January 1965 and renamed Tortuguero (BM455). Employed as a patrol vessel in Dominican Navy service, her pennant number was changed to C455 in 1995. Tortuguero was stricken and hulked in 1997.
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