USS ''Columbia'' may refer to: * , a ''Java''-class frigate under construction, was burned in 1814 to prevent her capture by the British * was a 50-gun

sailing frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...

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 An ironclad was a steam engine, steam-propelled warship protected by iron armour, steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or ince ...

, also captured from the Confederates in 1865 and in use until June of that year. * , later CA-16, was a

protected cruiser Protected cruisers, a type of cruiser of the late 19th century, took their name from the armored deck, which protected vital machine-spaces from fragments released by explosive shells. Protected cruisers notably lacked a belt of armour alon ...

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 A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck. Prior to thi ...

launched 17 December 1941 and active throughout the rest of World War II * USS ''Columbia'' (AOT-182), a transport oiler, was returned to her owner on 1 May 1984 * is a commissioned in 1995 and currently in active service

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