USS Columbia

USS Columbia was the name of several US Navy ships named after the personification of the USA and the city of Columbia :

• a Columbia frigate was under construction but was burned in 1814 to prevent conquest by the British
• USS Columbia (1836)
• USS Columbia (1862)
• USS Columbia (1864)
• USS Columbia (C-12)
• USS Columbia (AG-9)
• USS Columbia (CL-56)
• USS Columbia (SSN-771) (submarine)

The Columbia space shuttle is often incorrectly referred to as the USS Columbia .