USS ''Columbia'' may refer to: * , a 44-gun 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 somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

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

, 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 naval cruiser of the late-19th century, gained their description because an armoured deck offered protection for vital machine-spaces from fragments caused by shells exploding above them. Protected cruisers re ...

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 A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typicall ...

, 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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