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

AV-7 USS Currituck

• Currituck class Aircraft Tender:
• Displacement: 14,300 tons (full load)
• Length: 541'
• Beam: 71'
• Draft: 22'
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 3x4 40mm, 4x2 40mm, 20 20mm
• Complement: 1,247
• Turbine engines, twin screws, 12,000 shaft hp
• Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned 26 June 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Currituck
• USS Currituck Home Page

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