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	USS Columbia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The first Columbia was a 50-gun sailing frigate launched in 1836 and in occasional service until 1861, when she was burned to avoid capture by the Confederates.
		The second Columbia was a captured Confederate screw steamer that ran aground in 1863.
		The Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102), which flew 28 missions between 1981 and 2003, is occasionally referred to as USS Columbia; this is incorrect, however, as she was not a vessel of the United States Navy.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USS_Columbia (334 words)

	Encyclopedia: USS Columbia (CL-56) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The sixth USS Columbia (CL-56) was a light cruiser of the United States Navy, launched 17 December 1941 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; sponsored by Miss J. Paschal; and commissioned 29 July 1942, Captain W. Heard in command.
		Columbia sortied from Port Purvis 6 September 1944 with the covering force for the landings in the Palaus, and remained off Peleliu to provide gunfire support to forces ashore and protection to assault shipping until her return to Manus 28 September.
		Columbia was first crashed close aboard by one of the kamikaze planes, then was struck on her port quarter by a second.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Columbia-(CL_56) (1154 words)

	USS Columbia
		Columbia, a 44-gun frigate with a displacement of 1,508 tons, was burned on the stocks while under construction at Washington Navy Yard in 1814, to prevent her from falling into enemy hands.
		Columbia served as flagship of the Home Squadron from January to May 1842; cruised on the Brazil Station between July 1842 and February 1844 and in the Mediterranean from May to December 1844.
		Columbia was scuttled and burned by Union forces to avoid her capture by Confederates upon the surrender of Norfolk Navy Yard 21 April 1861.
	www.multied.com /navy/Brigatines/Columbia.html (265 words)

	Civilian Ships--Steamship Columbia (1862)
		Columbia, a 503-ton (burden) iron screw steamer, was built at Dumbarton, England, in 1862 for use running the Federal blockade of the Confederate coast.
		She was captured off Florida by USS Santiago de Cuba on 3 August 1862, during her first voyage in this trade.
		The print features individual views of her cargo of field and naval artillery, Enfield rifle muskets, artillery ammunition and equipment, and of the interior of one of her cabins.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-civil/civsh-c/columbia.htm (305 words)

	USS Columbia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The first (Click link for more info and facts about Columbia) Columbia was a 50-gun (Click link for more info and facts about sailing frigate) sailing frigate launched in 1836 and in occasional service until 1861, when she was burned to avoid capture by the (A supporter of the Confederate States of America) Confederates.
		The third (Click link for more info and facts about Columbia) Columbia was an (Click link for more info and facts about ironclad) ironclad, also captured from the Confederates in 1865 and in use until June of that year(?).
		The fifth Columbia (AG-9) was originally the Great Northern, a (Any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops) troop transport, renamed in 1921 and used until 1922.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_columbia2.htm (217 words)

	SSN 771 Columbia
		USS Columbia (SSN 771) is the 33rd 688 class submarine built by the Electric Boat Corporation and stands in a class with her two sister ships, Greeneville (SSN 772) and Cheyenne (SSN 773), as the most advanced and capable ships of the improved Los Angeles Class.
		Columbia is the 60th of 62 Los Angeles class submarines authorized for construction by Congress and the last of this class to be built at Electric Boat.
		The Cruiser 12 was christened in 1892 as the fifth Columbia at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ssn-771.htm (793 words)

	Submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The former has an effect of reducing the available torpedoes a submarine can carry, while the latter requires it to be reloaded by a submarine tender or by returning to port.
		On February 18, 1864 Hunley sank USS Housatonic in the Charleston Harbor, the first time a submarine successfully sank another ship, though she sank in the same engagement shortly after signaling her success.
		Another Confederate submarine was lost on her maiden voyage in Lake Pontchartrain; she was found washed ashore in the 1870s and is now on display at the Louisiana State Museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Submarine (6401 words)

	USS Columbia Specifications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		COLUMBIA rejoined her division in September 1943, she patroled to intercept Japanese shipping., COLUMBIA's guns pounded targets on Buka and Bonis and in the Shortlands in support of Bougainville landingsr.
		January 1944, COLUMBIA supported the attack and occupation of Nissan, one of the Green Islands, Early in March, her group swept along the line between Truk and Kavieng in search of enemy shipping.
		COLUMBIA covered Army landings on Mindoro, and on 14 December lost four of her men when a gun misfired during an air attack.
	www.state.sc.us /crr/cl56specs.htm (718 words)

	Columbia, Illinois
		Columbia was surveyed and platted in 1820 and became a town March 10, 1859.
		Columbia High School student Dianne Kopp, one of the youngest members of the Columbia delegation, described the launching as "awesome." "I don't mean that in the slang sense," she explained.
		Columbia, IL has a proud connection to the Navy in that it is the hometown of two admirals.
	www.conradol.com /columbia.html (2042 words)

	Cruiser Photo Index CL-56 USS COLUMBIA
		USS Columbia (CL-56) steaming with Task Force 77.4 in Surigao Strait, Philippine Islands, on 3 January 1945 while en route to the Lingayen Gulf landings.
		USS Columbia (CL-56) docked in ABSD-1, Jan 1944 at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.
		USS Columbia (CL-56) Japanese Kamikaze aircraft diving on the ship at 1729 hrs on 6 January 1945, during the Lingayen Gulf operation.
	www.navsource.org /archives/04/056/04056.htm (589 words)

	Sea Wing #3
		USS Forrestal was decommissioned in September 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
		USS Columbia (SSN-771), the last 688 class submarine to be built at Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, was christened and launched, on September 24, 1994 by Mrs.
		Columbia is an improved version of the Los Angeles Class, with a hardened sail and retractable bow planes for surfacing through the ice during Arctic missions.
	www.check-six.com /Museum/Sea-m3.htm (897 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The SS Columbia was a Federation survey vessel in the 23rd century.
		The USS Columbia NCC-621 was a Hermes-class Federation starship in the 23rd century, authorized for construction on stardate 5099, specialized for duty as a command and diplomatic courier.
		The Columbia was a lady and the crew was already falling in love with her.
	columbia.ships.acalltoduty.com /history.html (3652 words)

	USN Ships--USS Columbia (Cruiser # 12, later CA-16)
		USS Columbia, a 7375-ton protected cruiser built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in April 1894.
		Columbia, whose very powerful engines made her expensive to operate, was only occasionally in commission during the Twentieth Century's first decade and a half.
		For some months in 1919 Columbia was a destroyer force flagship, She remained active in the Western Atlantic, Caribbean and along the Pacific Coast until late June 1921, when she was decommissioned for the last time.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/c12.htm (798 words)

	USS Columbia Returns from Operation Iraqi Freedom
		Christened in 1995, Columbia is the last 688-class submarine to be built at Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Conn. It is also the last submarine in the history of the program to be launched by sliding down wooden ramps.
		Columbia was built with the state-of-the art Seawolf technology, making it the most modern submarine in the world.
		Columbia is one of the most versatile weapons platforms ever placed in the world's oceans, capable of long range Tomahawk strike operations, anti-submarine and surface shipping operations, surveillance and intelligence gathering, and special forces insertions.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=7918 (400 words)

	US Navy Press Releases: First Lady Christens Newest Attack Submarine
		USS Columbia, that is. It took three strikes for Hillary Rodham Clinton to break a bottle of sparkling water on the hull when she christened and launched the U.S. Navy's newest submarine, USS Columbia (SSN 771), Sept. 24 at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Conn.
		USS Columbia slid 1,300 feet down a wooden ramp into the Thames River, the last U.S. submarine to be launched in this dramatic fashion.
		USS Columbia is an improved version of the Los Angeles class, with a hardened sail and retractable bow planes for surfacing through the ice during Arctic missions.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pnav/is_199409/ai_2325128647 (332 words)

	NSL Update 06/23/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Cheyenne was the first U.S. warship to launch Tomahawks during the initial strike on March 19.
		USS Key West, USS Louisville and USS Columbia are attack submarines belonging to Submarine Squadron Three.
		The four submarines -- USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Florida (SSBN 728), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) are to be overhauled and converted from fleet ballistic missile submarines to guided-missile submarines (SSGN).
	www.navalsubleague.com /sub_news/10-24-03.htm (967 words)

	Columbia
		Following the festivities, she returned to the U.S.’s east coast until being decommissioned and held in ordinary in Philadelphia beginning in May of 1897.
		She was assigned to Commodore Winfield Scott Schley’s “Flying Squadron,” but as concerns mounted up and down the east coast about the whereabouts of Spanish Admiral Cervera’s approaching squadron, and the fear of a possible attack, COLUMBIA was detached from the “Flying Squadron” and sent to patrol off New England.
		The COLUMBIA took part in the convoy and landing of troops at Guanica, Puerto Rico on July 26, 1898.
	www.spanamwar.com /columbia.htm (759 words)

	FSD : Class Unknown
		Small timeship from the 29th century commanded by Captain Braxton on a mission to destroy the USS Voyager NCC-74656.
		Part of the fleet to rendezvous with the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E to intercept the Reman warship Scimitar.
		Used by the Klingons in a hoax signal to the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 in 2268.
	www.lcarscom.net /fsd/starships/unknown.html (1353 words)

	STF Presidental Edicts: Rouse-Deane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Discovery classed vessel, USS Columbia, NCC-20103 is hereby commissioned in the Academy Fleet and classified as a training vessel, operating under the same guidelines and rules that her sister ships, the Discovery and Challenger abide by.
		Stuart Coll is hereby appointed as the XO of the USS Columbia, in the Academy Fleet.
		Ryan Williams is hereby appointed XO of the USS Columbia in the Academy Fleet.
	www.star-fleet.com /prez/deane.php3 (8364 words)

	USS BORDELON DD/DDR 881 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The USS Bordelon was commissioned on 5 June 1945, with Cdr.
		In Sept., along with the USS Stribling, the USS Juneau and USS Columbia, the Bordelon entered the port at El Ferroll, Spain.
		Due to the damage to the superstructure and electronics and the age and condition of the hull, the Bordelon was de-commissioned on Feb. 1, 1977.
	ussbordelon.freeyellow.com (3152 words)

	Submarines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) is the only Los Angeles class submarine not named for a city.
		USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) is the namesake ship in her highly capable class of fast attack submarines.
		USS Seawolf (SSN 21) during her initial sea-trials.
	www.cnrc.navy.mil /nucfield/media/submarin.htm (186 words)

	USS Columbia (SSN 771) Changes Hands
		Pearl Harbor HAWAII --- Cmdr. Duane R. Ashton relieved Cmdr. William M. Drake as commanding officer of the attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) in a change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbor on Nov. 27, 2001.
		"The men of USS Columbia compose the finest fighting unit in the Pacific submarine force.
		USS Columbia is a Los Angeles class attack submarine and was christened in 1995 by the ship’s sponsor, former first lady, New York Senator Hillary Clinton.
	www.csp.navy.mil /news/columbia.htm (443 words)

	ipedia.com: Columbia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Columbia is a name used in the English language for many things and places.
		The name "Columbia" is/was a poetic name for the United States of America, which largely fell out of use in the early 20th century.
		Columbia was also a female personification of the USA, similar to the male Uncle Sam, often seen in political cartoons through the early 20th century (see illustration at right) and still used by Columbia Pictures.
	www.ipedia.com /columbia.html (239 words)

	USS Columbia (SSN 771)
		During the launching ceremony COLUMBIA sledded 1,300 feet down a wooden ramp into the Thames River.
		USS COLUMBIA was the last U.S. submarine to be launched in this dramatic fashion.
		Hillary Rodham Clinton christened the U.S. Navy submarine, COLUMBIA, in a ceremony at noon, Saturday, September 24, 1994, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut.
	www.navysite.de /ssn/ssn771.htm (232 words)

	USS Columbia Information
		In 1792 Captain Gray discovered the Columbia River and named it after the ship.
		At the end of its career it was renamed USS Old Columbia.
		The seventh Columbia (SSN-771) is a Los Angeles-class attack submarine commissioned in 1995 and on active service as of 2005.
	www.bookrags.com /USS_Columbia (334 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		The submarine USS Columbia, dockside at Pearl Harbor yesterday.
		Yesterday, the Navy took the media for a background tour of the USS Columbia, one of three sister ships of the Greeneville, berthed at Pearl Harbor.
		In the middle of the Columbia's control room -- which is identical to the Greeneville's -- are two periscopes on a raised platform.
	starbulletin.com /2001/02/26/news/story1.html (1557 words)

	USS Columbia Returns from Surge Deployment to Western Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As part of the Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Response Plan, Columbia was the first Pacific Fleet submarine to be surge-deployed.
		Columbia was built with the state-of-the art Seawolf technology.
		This submarine is one of the most versatile weapons platforms ever placed in the world's oceans, capable of long range Tomahawk strike operations, anti-submarine and surface shipping operations, surveillance and intelligence gathering, and special forces insertions.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13281 (439 words)

	The Dolphin - News - 11/04/2004 - Missouri highway honors submariners
		PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII (NNS) - A 54-mile stretch of Interstate 70 that passes through the city of Columbia, Missouri, was officially named the 'U.S. Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway,' this summer.
		Art Randall, director of the Central Region of U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., with the help of five other Missouri and Kansas submarine veteran organizations, witnessed the successful conclusion of the effort to obtain a section of I-70 that took more than a year-and-a-half to accomplish.
		Homeported in Pearl Harbor, Columbia was christened by now-New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in 1995.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13293215&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dept_id=8103&rfi=6 (235 words)

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