USS ''Celtic'' may refer to two ships of the United States Navy named for or pertaining to the Celts or their language. * , built in 1891 by

Workman, Clark and Company Workman, Clark and Company was a shipbuilding company based in Belfast. History The business was established by Frank Workman and George Clark in Belfast in 1879 and incorporated Workman, Clark and Company Limited in 1880. By 1895 it was the UK ...

, Belfast, Ireland, as ''Celtic King''; purchased by the U.S. Navy on 14 May 1898 * , built in 1921 as ''Java Arrow'' by Bethlehem Shipbuilding in

Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy ( ) is a coastal U.S. city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county and a part of Greater Boston, Metropolitan Boston as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 1 ...

; acquired by the U.S. Navy 17 January 1944

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celtic United States Navy ship names