| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Curtiss |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1968 |
| Launched: | 1 December 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 1 July 1969 |
| Renamed: | USNS Curtiss (T-AVB-4), 14 May 1986 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wright-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 |
| Length: | 602 ft (183 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Draft: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Geared steam turbine, single propeller |
| Speed: | 18.7 knots (34.6 km/h; 21.5 mph) |
| Complement: | 362(37 merchant mariners and 1 Aircraft Maintenance Detachment) |
SS Curtiss (T-AVB-4) is one of two Wright-class Aviation Logistics Support (Roll-on/Roll-off) Container Ships built for the United States Navy in 1968.
Originally laid down 1 April 1968 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi as SS Great Republic under Maritime Administration contract (MA 222), the ship was launched 1 December 1968 and delivered to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 1 July 1969. Renamed USNS Curtiss (T-AVB-4) on 14 May 1986, she was assigned to MARAD Ready Reserve Force, (RRF), MSC PM-5 Sealift Program Office, Logistics Prepositioning Force.
SS Curtiss are outfitted with both a stern ramp and side ports. Their roll-on/roll-off deck runs the complete length of the ship. When outfitted with mobile facilities, the ships can service aircraft while anchored offshore.[1]Curtiss provides support for Marine Corps helicopters and is maintained in reduced status ROS-5 (five day reactivation status) at Port Hueneme, California.
Currently USNS Curtiss is at Pier 9 Naval Station San Diego.
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