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SS Curtiss (T-AVB-4)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Bravo - Lima NCBL

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Wright Class Aviation Logistics Support (Roll-on/Roll-off) Container Ship:

Laid down, date unknown, under Maritime Administration contract (MA 222) as SS Great Republic, 1 April 1968, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc., Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, 1 December 1968

Delivered to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 1 July 1969

Renamed SS Curtiss (T-AVB-4), 14 May 1986, and assigned to the MARAD Ready Reserve Force, (RRF), MSC PM-5 Sealift Program Office, Logistics Prepositioning Force

SS Curtiss provides support for Marine Corps helicopters and is maintained in reduced status ROS-5 (five day reactivation status) at San Diego, CA.

Specifications:
Displacement 8,106 t(lt) 23,800 t(fl)
Length 602'
Beam 90'
Draft 30'
Speed 18.7 kts.
Propulsion geared steam turbine, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	119k	*SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** underway north of Camp Pendleton near San Clemente, CA. in March 1995. US Marine Corps photo by Cary Paul	MSC web site
	60k	*SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., July 2005.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	262k	*SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., June 2007.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	645k	*YR-93, APL-4* and *SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** moored at Naval Station San Diego, 27 July 2008. Photo courtesy of Tom Saint	Bill Gonyo
	213k	*SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** moored pierside under lights, 15 February 2011. US Navy (MSC) photo>	Robert Hurst
09480406	151k	A U.S. Navy Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) "Island Knights", prepares to land aboard *SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)*, while underway in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Guam during exercise Valiant Shield 2018, 19 September 2018. U.S. Navy photo # 180919-N-CR519-1042* by MC2 Helen Brown	Robert Hurst
	170k	*SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** arrives at Port Hueneme to support exercise Pacific Blitz 19, March 6, 2019. Pacific Blitz 19 is designed to train Marines and Sailors in maritime prepositioning force operations and aims to increase proficiency, expand levels of cooperation and to enhance maritime capabilities. US Marine Corps photo 190306-M-HD015-0004 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (March 6, 2019) by Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo	Lee Walher
09480407	104k	A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey frpm Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, departs *SS Curtiss* (T-AVB-4)** after deck landing qualification training off the coast of San Diego, 16 March 2023. U.S. Marine Corps photo 230316-M-HL316-1001 by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush.	Robert Hurst

SS Curtiss (T-AVB-4)
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