USS Celtic
USS Celtic may refer to two ships of the United States Navy named for or pertaining to the Celts or their language.
- USS Celtic (AF-2), built in 1891 by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast, Ireland, as the Celtic King; purchased by the U.S. Navy on 14 May 1898
- USS Celtic (IX-137), built in 1921 as the Kerry Patch by Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts; acquired by the U.S. Navy 17 January 1944
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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