USS Colington (AG-148)

History
United States
Name	USS Colington
Namesake	Colington Island off the coast of North Carolina
Builder	American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down	as an LST-511 class tank landing ship
Launched	13 January 1945
Commissioned	21 February 1945 as USS LST-1085
Renamed	Colington, 1 February 1949
Reclassified	miscellaneous auxiliary (AG-148), 27 January 1949; AKS-29, 18 August 1951
Stricken	1 April 1960
Fate	Stricken 1 April 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-511-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 light 4,080 tons full load
Length	328'
Beam	50'
Draft	14' 1"
Propulsion	two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	11.6 knots
Complement	119 officers and enlisted
Armament	eight 40 mm guns

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.

Constructed in Pennsylvania[edit]

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[edit]

Colington served with the U.S. Navy occupation forces in Asia after World War II,

Post-war disposition[edit]

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.

References[edit]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - LST-1085 - AG-148 / AKS-29 Colington