United States Navy
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have been named ''Currituck'' after
Currituck Sound
Currituck Sound () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the along the coasts of
North Carolina
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and
Virginia
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.
* , a Civil War screw steamer originally named ''Seneca''.
* , the lead ship of the World War II era s.