USS Curtiss

USS Curtiss (AV-4) was the first purpose-built seaplane tender constructed for the United States Navy. She was named for Glenn Curtiss, an American aviation pioneer that designed the Curtiss NC-4, the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

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USS Curtiss (AV-4)
Curtiss-class seaplane tender, seaplane tender, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1957-09-24T00:00:00Z

1957-09-24T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1938-03-25T00:00:00Z

1938-03-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1940-04-20T00:00:00Z

1940-04-20T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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USS Albemarle (AV-5) and USS Curtiss (AV-4) fitting out at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in late 1940 (NH 96539)

USS Curtiss (AV-4) in 1940 (NH 55535)

USS Curtiss (AV-4) underway at sea, in 1954 (NH 97416)

USS Curtiss (AV-4) off San Diego, circa in 1949 (NH 97415)

AV-4 Curtiss - DPLA - c2204e021e73515cb51864a869960817

USS Curtiss (AV-4) and USS Medusa (AR-1) during the Pearl Harbor attack, 7 December 1941 (NH 96660)

Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Adm. William F. Halsey aboard USS Curtiss (AV-4) at Espiritu Santo, 20 January 1943 (80-G-34822)

Curtiss (AV-4) - Muster Rolls, (BLANK) (BLANK) - DPLA - 7cb33992ead619d57f76e11a8f417764

AV-4 Curtiss - DPLA - 5d09d21982c012f7241e5011ce2e0c04

USS Curtiss (AV-4) and USS Medusa (AR-1) at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 (80-G-32733)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Albemarle (AV-5) and USS Curtiss (AV-4) fitting out at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in late 1940 (NH 96539)		Commons
commons	image		USS Curtiss (AV-4) in 1940 (NH 55535)		Commons
commons	image		USS Curtiss (AV-4) underway at sea, in 1954 (NH 97416)		Commons
commons	image		USS Curtiss (AV-4) off San Diego, circa in 1949 (NH 97415)		Commons
commons	image		AV-4 Curtiss - DPLA - c2204e021e73515cb51864a869960817		Commons
commons	image		USS Curtiss (AV-4) and USS Medusa (AR-1) during the Pearl Harbor attack, 7 December 1941 (NH 96660)		Commons
commons	image		Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Adm. William F. Halsey aboard USS Curtiss (AV-4) at Espiritu Santo, 20 January 1943 (80-G-34822)		Commons
commons	image		Curtiss (AV-4) - Muster Rolls, (BLANK) (BLANK) - DPLA - 7cb33992ead619d57f76e11a8f417764		Commons
commons	image		AV-4 Curtiss - DPLA - 5d09d21982c012f7241e5011ce2e0c04		Commons
commons	image		USS Curtiss (AV-4) and USS Medusa (AR-1) at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 (80-G-32733)		Commons