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Currituck class seaplane tender

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Name
  
Currituck class

Built
  
1942–1944

Completed
  
4

Operators
  
United States Navy

In commission
  
1943–1987

Type
  
Seaplane tender

Currituck-class seaplane tender

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.

The four ships of the class were:

  • USS Currituck (AV-7)
  • USS Norton Sound (AV-11)
  • USS Pine Island (AV-12)
  • USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13)
  • The ships were named for features on the United States coast.

    References

    Currituck-class seaplane tender Wikipedia