USS ''Colington'' is a name used more than once by the
U.S. Navy:
* The first ''Colington'' (YFB-43), formerly ''Elmer W. Jones'', served in a noncommissioned status in the
5th Naval District
The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
* was launched 13 January 1945 by American Bridge Co.,
Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
References
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United States Navy ship names