USS Curb
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Name | USS Curb |
Builder | Basalt Rock Company |
Launched | 24 April 1943 |
Commissioned | 12 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 20 December 1946 |
In service | 10 May 1947 |
Stricken | 30 April 1981 |
Fate | Sunk as an artificial reef off Key West, Florida, 1983 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,441 tons |
Displacement | 1,630 tons |
Length | 213 ft 6 in (65.07 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
Propulsion | diesel-electric , twin screws, 2,780 hp |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | 120 |
Armament | four machine guns |
USS Curb (ARS-21) was a
U.S. Navy during World War II
. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.
Curb (ARS-21) was launched 24 April 1943 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California; sponsored by Mrs. H. Peterson; and commissioned 12 May 1944.
World War II service
Curb sailed from
convoys
there.
Transfer to the Pacific Fleet
After a brief overhaul at Norfolk, Curb sailed on towing duty to
San Pedro, California, for towing duty, voyaging twice to Bremerton, Washington, until 28 October when she cleared for Orange, Texas
, arriving 23 November.
Post-war decommissioning
Curb was decommissioned 20 December 1946 and loaned to a private salvage firm 10 May 1947 and was returned for lay up in the
The wreck lies at: 24°26.212′N 81°46.127′W / 24.436867°N 81.768783°W[3]
References
- ISBN 0-9743036-0-7.
- ^ Barnette, Michael C. "USS Curb (ARS-21)". Association of Underwater Explorers. Retrieved 2009-06-06.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Allen, Tony (1 February 2015). "Shipwrecks of Florida". Electric Blue Fishing. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Curb at NavSource Naval History
- [1] Basalt Rock Company Shipbuilding History