USS Curtiss (AV-4)
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Launched | April 20, 1940 |
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Length | 161 m |
Beam | 21 m |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Decommissioned | 24 September 1957 |
Aviation facilities | Helipad (fitted 1954) |
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ID | 2285071 |
About USS Curtiss (AV-4)
USS Curtiss (AV-4) was a seaplane tender of the United States Navy. The ship was launched on 20 April 1940 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs H. S. Wheeler, and commissioned on 15 November 1940, with Commander S. P. Ginder as her first commanding officer.