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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 naval aviation pioneer that designed the Curtiss NC-4 , the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
Seaplane tenders were used by the U.S. Navy throughout World War II to support seaplanes both in combat areas and in home harbors. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Curtiss-class seaplane tenders" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... USS Curtiss (AV-4) P. Project Flat Top
USS Langley (USA's first aircraft carrier; converted into a seaplane tender in 1937) USS Mississippi (USA, a battleship used as a seaplane tender in 1914) USS Curtiss (USA WWII Pearl Harbor to Okinawa) USS Currituck and USS Pine Island (USA WWII-era seaplane tenders, both later participated in Operation Highjump, a 1947 mission to Antarctica)
Curtiss-class seaplane tenders (4 P) Pages in category "World War II seaplane tenders of the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
[5] [4] This gave the seaplane tenders a maximum speed of 19.2 knots (35.6 km/h; 22.1 mph). [3] [5] [b] The vessels had a wartime complement of 1,247 including 162 officers. During peacetime, the ship's had a complement of 553 including 30 officers. [6] The vessels had a hangar for seaplanes and could operate up to two full squadrons.
Some seaplane tenders were converted cargo ships. The USS Curtiss was the first ship built to be a seaplane tender. Seaplane tender serviced and repaired seaplanes used in forward bases used for long-range patrol. Seaplane tenders were able to do repair and maintenance and had all the supplies needed to operate in remote forward bases for months.
USS Albemarle (AV-5) was one of only two Curtiss-class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States' entry into World War II.Named for Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, she was the third U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.