USS Colington (AG-148)

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.

History
United States
NameUSS Colington
NamesakeColington Island off the coast of North Carolina
BuilderAmerican Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid downas an LST-511 class tank landing ship
Launched13 January 1945
Commissioned21 February 1945 as USS LST-1085
RenamedColington, 1 February 1949
Reclassifiedmiscellaneous auxiliary (AG-148), 27 January 1949; AKS-29, 18 August 1951
Stricken1 April 1960
FateStricken 1 April 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-511-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 light
  • 4,080 tons full load
Length328'
Beam50'
Draft14' 1"
Propulsiontwo General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed11.6 knots
Complement119 officers and enlisted
Armamenteight 40 mm guns

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.

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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