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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.
In 2001, the activation exercise with Curtis named Pacific Provider 21 was held. This exercise was planned and executed by MALS-16 and was the largest activation of the ship since the Gulf War. [4] Curtiss is outfitted with both a stern ramp and side ports. The roll-on/roll-off deck runs the complete length of the ship.
The USS Curtiss, the ship Fernandez worked on, at sea in 1954. AP The USS Arizona Memorial seen from the Pearl Harbor National Memorial on Dec. 4, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Memorabilia are laid out on the dining room table, a memory jog as Dec. 7 approaches: campaign medals, a photo with President Trump, a framed news clipping and a black-and-white of the USS Curtiss.
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Bob Fernandez, who served aboard the USS Curtiss during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was among the dwindling number of service members who survived the attack.
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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) USS Norton Sound (Began service as Currituck-class seaplane tender AV-11, later converted to AVM-1 – first US guided-missile ship)