USS Curlew

USS Curlew may refer to one of four ships of the United States Navy named for the Curlew:

Curlew (steamboat), Merchant propeller steamer, Union Navy Gunboat and USQMD Transport, referred to as USS Curlew in some dispatches.
USS Curlew (1862), a Union Navy stern-wheel steamer, that was built in 1862 at Pittsburgh.
USS Curlew (AM-8), a Lapwing-class minesweeper.
USS Curlew (AM-69), a Catbird-class minesweeper.
USS Curlew (AMS-8), formerly YMS-218, a motor minesweeper.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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