Four ships of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named USS ''Columbus'', the first two after the
explorer
Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians.
Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
* lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo
* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
, and the other two after
Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state.
* , a 24-gun armed ship purchased for the Continental Navy in 1775, and active until she was captured and burned in 1778
* , a 74-gun ship of the line commissioned in 1819, and in periodic service until 1861 when she was sunk to prevent capture
* , a heavy cruiser commissioned at the very end of World War II, converted to a guided missile cruiser ''CG-12'' in 1959, and decommissioned in 1975
* , a attack submarine commissioned in 1993 and in active service
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United States Navy ship names
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