| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Seaplane tender |
| Class | Curtiss |
| Pennant | AV 4 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Apr 1938 |
| Launched | 20 Apr 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 Nov 1940 |
| End service | 24 Sep 1957 |
| History | Decommissioned on 24 September 1957 |
Commands listed for USS Curtiss (AV 4)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Samuel Paul Ginder, Sr., USN | 15 Nov 1940 | 22 Nov 1941 (1) |
| 2 | Cdr. Henry Samuel Kendall, USN | 22 Nov 1941 | 26 Apr 1942 |
| 3 | Cdr. Maurice Eugene Browder, USN | 26 Apr 1942 | 3 Dec 1942 |
| 4 | T/Capt. Wilson Patterson Cogswell, USN | 3 Dec 1942 | 15 Oct 1943 |
| 5 | T/Capt. Scott Ernest Peck, USN | 15 Oct 1943 | 21 Jun 1945 |
| 6 | T/Capt. Henry Carpenter Doan, USN | 21 Jun 1945 | 12 Jun 1946 |
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