SS Curtiss

History
United States
NameSS Curtiss
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down1 April 1968
Launched1 December 1968
Commissioned1 July 1969
RenamedSS Curtiss (T-AVB-4), 14 May 1986
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class & typeWright-class Aviation Logistics Support (Roll-on/Roll-off) Container Ship
Displacement
  • 8,106 long tons (8,236 t) light
  • 23,800 long tons (24,182 t) full
Length602 ft (183 m)
Beam90 ft (27 m)
Draft30 ft (9.1 m)
PropulsionGeared steam turbine, single propeller
Speed18.7 knots (34.6 km/h; 21.5 mph)
Complement362 (37 merchant mariners and 1 Aircraft Maintenance Detachment)

SS Curtiss (T-AVB-4) is one of two Wright-class aviation logistics support ship converted for the Military Sealift Command by Todd Shipyards in 1987.

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