USS Columbia Totally Explained

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Nine United States Navy ships have been named USS Columbia, after the personification of the United States, also after the city of Columbia, South Carolina.

A 44-gun frigate Columbia was under construction at the Washington Navy Yard, but was burned in 1814 to prevent capture by the British.

, was a 50-gun sailing frigate launched in 1836 and in occasional service until 1861, when she was burned to avoid capture by the Confederates.

, was a captured Confederate screw steamer that ran aground in 1863.

, was an ironclad, also captured from the Confederates in 1865 and in use until June of that year.

, later CA-16, was a protected cruiser in service from 1894 to 1921. At the end of its career it was renamed USS Old Columbia.

, was originally the Great Northern, a troop transport, renamed in 1921 and used until 1922.

, was a light cruiser launched 17 December 1941 and active throughout World War II.

, a transport oiler, was returned to her owner on 1 May 1984.

, is a Los Angeles-class attack submarine commissioned in 1995 and currently in active service.Further Information

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