USS Celtic

Last updated June 10, 2025

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 Celtic King; purchased by the U.S. Navy on 14 May 1898
USS Celtic (IX-137), built in 1921 as Java Arrow by Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts; acquired by the U.S. Navy 17 January 1944

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