Name USS Colington Launched 13 January 1945 | Decommissioned date unknown Length 100 m | |
Namesake An island off the coast of North Carolina Builder American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pennsylvania Laid down as an LST-511 class tank landing ship Commissioned 21 February 1945 as USS LST-1085 | ||
USS Colington (AG-148/AKS-29) – also known as USS LST-1085 -- was an LST-511-class tank landing ship launched by the U.S. Navy during the final months of World War II. Colington served as a supply and stores-issue ship for the U.S. 7th Fleet, and was decommissioned after the war.
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Constructed in Pennsylvania
The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Colington was launched 13 January 1945 by American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania; and commissioned 21 February 1945 as LST-1085.
World War II-related service
Colington served with the U.S. Navy occupation forces in Asia after World War II,
Post-war disposition
USS LST-1085 was reclassified AG-148 on 27 January and named Colington on 1 February 1949. She was again reclassified to AKS-29 on 18 August 1951.
She was struck from the Navy List 1 April 1960.
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USS Colington (AG-148) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA