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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
A seaplane tender is a boat or ship that supports the operation of seaplanes. Some of these vessels, known as seaplane carriers , could not only carry seaplanes but also provided all the facilities needed for their operation; these ships are regarded by some as the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War .
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. Once and if a land-based forward base was built ...
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.
Seaplane tenders of the United States Navy (4 C, 35 P) ... USS Fenimore Cooper; USS Florida (1850) USS Fox (1859) USS Frontier; G. USS General Putnam (1857)
USS Alaska recovering a SC-1 in March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft is awaiting pickup by the ship's crane after taxiing onto a landing mat. A U.S. Navy SC-1 from USS Duluth over Shanghai, China in 1948 An SC-1 Seahawk being hoisted aboard USS Manchester during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from in 1947/1948 Seahawk on board USS Birmingham