&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USS_Currituck_(AV-7)_off_Philadelphia_Navy_Yard_1944.jpg) USS Currituck in 1944
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Currituck |
| Namesake | Currituck Sound |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 14 December 1942 |
| Launched | 11 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 31 October 1967 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1971 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1971 |
| Badge | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USS_Currituck_(AV-7)_insignia,_1960_(NH_65390-KN).png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Currituck-class 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 | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement | 1,247 |
| Armament | 4 × 5"/38 DP guns |
| Service record | |
USS Currituck (AV-7) was the first of four Currituck class seaplane tenders, and was nicknamed the Wild Goose. She was built during World War II and served during the Cold War.
The second US ship to be named for the Currituck Sound,[1] the Currituck (AV-7), was launched 11 September 1943 by Philadelphia Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Draemel; and commissioned 26 June 1944.[2]
- ^ "USS Currituck History". Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ "Currituck II". Retrieved 2006-11-26.