Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AV-4 USS Curtiss

• Curtiss class Aircraft Tender:
• Displacement: 13,880 tons
• Length: 527'
• Beam: 69'
• Draft: 22'
• Speed: 20 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 2x4 40mm, 2x2 40mm, 2 20mm
• Complement: 1,195
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 12,0000 shaft hp.
• Built at New York Shipbuilding, and commissioned 15 November 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Curtiss
• Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack
• Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack (Rear Admiral R.H. Jackson, USN (Ret.)

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