- Constructed in Pennsylvania
- World War II-related service
- Post-war disposition
- See also
- References
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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 1945}} | Ship name= USS Colington | Ship namesake= An island off the coast of North Carolina | Ship owner= | Ship operator= | Ship registry= | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder= American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pennsylvania | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= as an LST-511 class tank landing ship | Ship launched= 13 January 1945 | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 21 February 1945 as USS LST-1085 | Ship recommissioned= | Ship decommissioned= date unknown | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= Colington, 1 February 1949 | Ship reclassified= miscellaneous auxiliary (AG-148), 27 January 1949; AKS-29, 18 August 1951 | Ship refit= | Ship struck= 1 April 1960 | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship identification= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship honors= | Ship captured= | Ship fate= fate unknown | Ship status= | Ship notes= | Ship badge=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | LST-511|tank landing ship}} | Ship tonnage= 1,625 tons | Ship displacement= | Ship tons burthen= 4,080 tons | Ship length= 328' | Ship beam= 50' | Ship height= | Ship draught= | Ship draft= 14' 1" | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion= two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders | Ship sail plan= | Ship speed= 11.6 knots | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship troops= | Ship complement= 119 officers and enlisted | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament= eight 40 mm guns | Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | USS Colington (AG-148/AKS-29) – also known as USS LST-1085 -- was an {{sclass-|LST-511|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 PennsylvaniaThe 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 serviceColington 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. See also - United States Navy
- World War II
References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/colington-ii.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - LST-1085 - AG-148 / AKS-29 Colington
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