Currituck-class seaplane tender
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USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) at San Diego Bay, ca. 1957
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Class overview | |
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Name | Currituck class |
Operators | United States Navy |
Built | 1942–1944 |
In commission | 1943–1987 |
Completed | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Seaplane tender |
Displacement | 14,000 tons (full load) |
Length | 540 ft 5 in (164.72 m) |
Beam | 69 ft 3 in (21.11 m) |
Draft | 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement |
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Armament |
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The Currituck-class seaplane tenders were four ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. The role of a seaplane tender was to provide base facilities for squadrons of seaplanes in a similar way that an aircraft carrier does for its squadrons. While three members of the class were removed from active service in the 1960s, Norton Sound was modified to serve as a testbed for advanced radar and combat management systems, such as the Aegis Combat System.
The four ships of the class were:
The ships were named for features on the United States coast.
See also
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