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Admiral Maurice E. Curts, United States Navy, (1898-1976) was a former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and heroic cruiser commander of World War II.
He was awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star Medal for extraordinary heroism while commanding the cruiser USS Columbia during the Leyte landings, the Battle of Suringao Strait,
the Lingayen gulf landings, he continued to lead his cruiser in action despite the severe damage inflicted by two suicide planes which had left nearly 100 of his men dead or wounded. Following
the attack on Pearl Harbor, he earned the Bronze Star Medal as Communications Officer, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Following the close of World War II, he was Force Commander, Operational Force, U.S.
Atlantic Fleet; Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Readiness); and Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, serving with great distinction until 13 January 1956. On this date, he was
designated by the President as the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, serving until the arrival of his relief on 01 February 1958. A month later, he became Commander Western Sea Frontier,
remaining until his retirement on 01 April 1960. Early naval service included duty as Officer in Charge, Radio and Sound, Naval Research Laboratory (June 1936 - May 1938) where he earned a
commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for outstanding service in the development of radar.
USS Curts (FFG 38) was the first ship named in his honor.
(U.S. Navy photo) |
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28 June 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard bow view of Curts underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-83-11806 by John Graham from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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01 August 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard bow view of Curts underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-11428 by Bath Iron Works from the DVIC) |
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01 August 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard quarter view of Curts underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11996 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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01 August 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard quarter view of Curts underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11998 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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01 August 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard beam view of Curts underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11999 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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01 August 1983: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard bow view of Curts underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11997 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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09 September 1984: San Pedro, Cal. - A starboard (forward section) view of Curts during an inclining test at Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-02796 from the DVIC) |
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09 September 1984: San Pedro, Cal. - A starboard (amidships) view of Curts during an inclining test at Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-02797 from the DVIC) |
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09 September 1984: San Pedro, Cal. - A starboard (amidships) view of Curts during an inclining test at Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. Note the
Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-System (CIWS) mounted above the hangar bay. Also visible are the guided missile frigates USS
Gary (FFG 51) and USS Ford (FFG 54).
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(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-02798 from the DVIC)
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(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-02799 from the DVIC) |
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25 April 1987: Vancouver, B.C. - Curts inbound for a port visit to Vancouver prepares to pass under the Lions Gate Bridge, and
another shot just after passing the bridge.
(Both photos by Rick Garcia, from the collection of Chris Howell) |
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Southland Ship Stores Ltd
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01 October 1987: The Persian Gulf - A starboard quarter view of Curts underway on patrol as part of a multinational force stationed in the
region to safeguard shipping during the war between Iraq and Iran.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-00909 by PH1 Terry Cosgrove, from the DVIC) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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01 October 1987: The Persian Gulf - A port quarter view of Curts underway on patrol as part of a multinational force stationed in the region
to safeguard shipping during the war between Iraq and Iran.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-00910 by PH1 Terry Cosgrove from the DVIC) |
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01 November 1987: The Persian Gulf - Curts executes a high-speed maneuver while serving as an escort for the battleship USS
Missouri (BB 63).
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-94-00425 by PH1 Terry Cosgrove from the DVIC) |
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01 March 1989: Pearl Harbor HI - Sailors man the rails aboard Curts as the vessel passes the USS Arizona Memorial.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-06794 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC) |
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01 December 1989: The Pacific Ocean - Curts comes alongside the combat stores ship USNS
Spica (T-AFS 9) for an underway replenishment of fuel. In addition to the Spica's crew,
150 dependents are aboard the ship for a dependent's day cruise. Spica is based at U.S. Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippines.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-04887 by PHC Carolyn E. Harris from the DVIC) |
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01 December 1989: The Pacific Ocean - Standing along the starboard side of the combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS 9), dependents watch
as fuel is transferred from the Spica to Curts. In addition to the Spica's crew, 150 dependents are aboard the ship for a dependent's day
cruise. Spica is based at U.S. Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippines.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-04890 by PHC Carolyn E. Harris from the DVIC) |
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November 1990: no location - A photo of the destroyer tender USS Acadia
(AD 42) with the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD 972) and the guided missile frigate USS Curts
(FFG 38) alongside, and a sea-going tug on the other.
(This is a stock image file from the USS Acadia newspaper "Tendergram" of November 1990) |
Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England, United Kingdom |
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14 January 1991: The Persian Gulf - An Iraqi mine is detonated by an explosives ordnance disposal team near Curts during Operation Desert Storm.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-91-09317 by PH3 Brad Dillon from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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06 February 1991: The Persian Gulf - Black smoke pours from the sinking remains of an Iraqi oil tanker that was struck by Allied firepower during Operation
Desert Storm. The vessel was struck south of the Khauer Al Kafka oil terminal and survivors were captured and taken aboard Curts.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-92-07929 by PH2 Robert Clare from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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07 February 1992: Naval Station Subic Bay, P.I. - The amphibious cargo ship USS
Durham (LKA 114), foreground, passes Curts, background, as it departs from port following a one-week stay.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-92-06208 by PH2 M.C. Farrington from the DVIC) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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16 November 1992: The Pacific Ocean - A port view of Curts departing for the Persian Gulf.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-00647 by PH1 Terry Cosgrove from the DVIC) |
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19 July 1998: The guided missile frigate Curts during the battlegroup exercise at RIMPAC 98.
(U.S. Navy photo #980719-N-3340H-001 by PH3 Christopher M. Hollaway, from the Navy Newstand) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal.
Assoc. Researcher
Navsource |
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26 June 2001: The Indian Ocean - The MK-75, 76mm automatic gun, fires off the starboard side of Curts during Cooperation Afloat Readiness
and Training (CARAT) Exercise 2001.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-03-08693 by PH1 Kevin Tierney from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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03 July 2001: Singapore - Two U.S. Navy ships, Curts and the nuclear powered attack submarine USS
Los Angeles (SSN 688) berthed at a pier on Changi Naval Base, Singapore during the seventh annual
Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise 2001.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-03-09276 by PH2 Erin A. Zocco from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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03 July 2001: Singapore - The U.S. Navy guided missile frigate Curts at a pier on Changi Naval Base, Singapore during the seventh
annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise 2001.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-03-09278 by PH2 Erin A. Zocco from the DVIC) |
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12 June 2003: Gulf of Thailand - The Curts conducts training operations during the Thailand phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat
Readiness and Training (CARAT), which ran 6-13 June. Curts is homeported in San Diego.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo #030612-M-7403H-252 by Pfc. Thomas D. Hudzinski from the Navy News Stand) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal.
Assoc. Researcher
Navsource |
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17 July 2003: at sea - A BQM-74E aerial drone target is launched from the Curts. The drone was tracked by Republic of Singapore Navy
ships as part of a missile exercise during the Singapore phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training. More than 1,500 U.S. and Singapore Armed Force
personnel are taking part.
(U.S. Navy photo #030717-N-6274G-001 by Lt.j.g. Leonardo Giovannelli from the Navy News Stand) |
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18 July 2003: at sea - A 76mm round leaves the barrel of the gun mount aboard the Curts during a gunnery exercise. Curts
fired the rounds at a freighter towed by a Republic of Singapore Navy ship during the Singapore phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training.
(U.S. Navy photo #030718-N-4178C-002 by JO1 Bruce Cummins from the Navy News Stand) |
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04 November 2005: San Diego - Curts is guided into Naval Station San Diego with the help of a tugboat after passing underneath the
Coronado Bridge. Curts is returning to Naval Station San Diego after an underway period off the coast of Southern California.
(U.S. Navy photo #051104-N-9866B-011 by JO2 Zack Baddorf from the Navy News Stand) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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December 2006: San Diego - A photo of Curts at the Naval Station.
(Photo by Richard Miller) |
Richard Miller
BMCS, USNR (ret.) |
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22 June 2007: San Diego - Another shot of Curts moored at the Naval Station.
(Photo by Richard Miller) |
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05 September 2008: the Indian Ocean - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS
Mobile Bay (CG 53) steams with Curts while underway in the Indian Ocean as part of the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group. The Abraham
Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
(U.S. Navy photo #080905-N-7981E-988 by MC2 James R. Evans from the Navy News Stand) |
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07 September 2008: the Indian Ocean - Curts approaches the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS
Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during an underway replenishment between Byrd and ships from USS
Abraham Lincoln Strike Group. The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating
in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
(U.S. Navy photo #080907-N-7981E-117 by MC2 James R. Evans from the Navy News Stand) |
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14 November 2009: the Pacific Ocean - USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) conducts
a replenishment at sea with the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Curts and the aircraft carrier USS
John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
(U.S. Navy photo #091114-N-2475A-306 by MC3 Kenneth Abbate from the Navy News Stand) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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09 October 2010: San Francisco, Cal. - Guided-missile Frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) sails through the San Francisco Fleet Bay for San Francisco Fleet
Week 2010. SFFW 2010 showcases more than 3,000 Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. The five-day event highlights the equipment, technology and operational capabilities of the
military’s sea services and their history with the San Francisco area. (U.S. Navy photograph by .
(U.S. Navy photo #101009-N-3570S-237 by MC2 (AW) Jeremy M. Starr from the USS Makin Island on Flickr) |
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29 April 2011: San Diego, Cal. - The guided-missile frigates
Vandegrift (FFG 48) and USS Curts conduct a double dry-docking at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego.
(U.S. Navy photo #110429-N-5969B-084 and #110429-N-5969B-084by MC3 Foster Bamford from the
Navy News Stand) |
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17 May 2011: Chula Vista, Cal. - Photos of Curts and Vandegrift in a floating drydock at San Diego.
(Photos by Jon Iverson) |
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10 December 2011: San Diego, Cal. - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Curts lower the flag on the fantail of the ship during evening colors.
(U.S. Navy photo #111209-N-ZC343-925 by MCCS Joe Kane from the Navy News Stand) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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15 December 2011: San Diego, Cal. - Commander Fermin Espinoza, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate Curts speaks during the Granger Junior High
School Career Fair. Espinoza spoke to nearly 100 students, giving information on opportunities in the Navy.
(U.S. Navy photo #111215-N-DI719-010 by MC1 Elena Pence from the Navy News Stand) |
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04 December 2012: San Diego, Cal. - Two views of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate Curts returning to its homeport
at Naval Base San Diego. Curts completed her final deployment as part of Operation Martillo in the 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility and is scheduled to conduct a
decommissioning ceremony on 25 January 2013.
(U.S. Navy photos #121204-N-DH124-095 and #121204-N-DH124-041 by MC2 Rosalie Garcia from the Navy News Stand) |
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25 January 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Curts man the rails during the ship's decommissioning ceremony.
Curts was commissioned 08 October 1983 at Naval Station Long Beach.
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25 January 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Cmdr. Fermin Espinoza, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38), is piped ashore during the ship's
decommissioning ceremony.
(U.S. Navy photo #130125-N-BC134-427 by MC3 John Grandin from the Navy News Stand) |
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25 October 2013: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - Ex-Crommelin and ex-Curts (FFG 38) moored alongside ex-Tarawa (LHA 1) at
the Pearl Harbor Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility. |
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01 July 2016: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - U.S. Navy ships laid up in reserve in the Middle Loch at Pearl Harbor. Identifiable ships are (front to back):
Amphibious Assault Ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-McClusky (FFG-41) and
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Vandegrift (FFG-48) nested alongside
Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Crommelin (FFG-37),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Curts (FFG-38),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Thach (FFG-43) and
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Rentz (FFG-46) nested together ahead of
Landing Ship Tank ex- Racine (LST-1191),
Dock Landing Ship USS Cleveland (LPD-7), and
Dock Landing Ship USS Juneau (LPD-10);
Amphibious Cargo Ship ex-Durham (LKA-114) and
Amphibious Cargo Ship ex- St. Louis (LKA-116).
Dock Landing Ship USS Denver (LPD-9),
U. S. Navy photo # 160701-N-SI773-264 Pearl Harbor, July 16, 2001 by MC1 Ace Rheaume, USN. |
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19 September 2020: The Pacific Ocean - Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) launches a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile
as part of a joint force sinking exercise (SINKEX) targeting the decommissioned frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) during Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only,
biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency
in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.
(U.S. Navy photo #200919-N-VF045-1005 by MC3 James Hong from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Flickr) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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19 September 2020: The Pacific Ocean - The silhouette of the decommissioned frigate ex-USS Curts (FFG 38) is visible against an illumination round fired
from the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during a gunnery sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial
field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining
joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission area.
(U.S. Navy photo #200919-N-VF045-1009 by MC3 James Hong from the Navy News Stand) |
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19 September 2020: The Pacific Ocean - A 5-inch high explosive round fired from Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam
(CG 54) strikes the decommissioned U.S. Navy frigate ex-Curts during a gunnery sinking exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2020.
(U.S. Navy photo #200919-N-VF045-1074 by MC3 James Hong from the Navy News Stand) |
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19 September 2020: the Pacific Ocean - USS Chicago (SSN 721) conducts a battle damage assessment of the decommissioned frigate
USS Curts (FFG 38) during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field
training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables
real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in
cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.
(U.S. Navy photos #200919-N-ZZ999-0007, #200919-N-ZZ999-0008, and #200919-N-ZZ999-0006
courtesy of USS Chicago from the U.S. Pacific Fleet on Flickr) |
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