USS Curlew may refer to one of four ships of the United States Navy named for the Curlew: , merchant propeller steamer, Union Navy gunboat and USQMD transport, referred to as USS Curlew in some dispatches. , a Union Navy stern-wheel steamer, that was built in 1862 at Pittsburgh. , a Lapwing-class minesweeper. , a Catbird-class minesweeper. , formerly YMS-218, a motor minesweeper. See also , a fishery vessel in the fleet of the United States Bureau of Fisheries Sources United States Navy ship names