page_title: List of decommissioned ships of the Colombian Navy
section_title: Oceanic combat
hierarchical_section_title: List of decommissioned ships of the Colombian Navy / Oceanic combat
caption_attribution_description: Ships from four nations are docked along side the U.S. Navy repair ship USS Jason (ARH-1) at the Han Estuary in South Korea on 16 January 1952. The Jason was the flagship of Service Squadron Three which supplied mobile logistic support for United Nations’ naval units. The ships visible are: (L-R) HMAS Murchison (F 442), an Australian Bay-class frigate; Almirante Padilla (FG 11), a Colombian Tacoma-class frigate (ex USS Groton (PF-29)); USS Gloucester (PF-22), a U.S. Tacoma-class frigate; Taedong (PF-63), a South Korean Tacoma-class frigate (ex-USS Tacoma (PF-3)).
context_page_description: The tables below present a view of the decommissioned ships of the Colombian Navy.
  The Colombian Navy was first formed in 1810 during the war of independence, exiled during the Spanish reconquest in 1815 and returned in 1819 during the successful rebellion of Simon Bolivar. Many major units were lost in 1830 on the separation of Venezuela and Ecuador, including her frigates and corvettes. In 1843 the navy was ordered to be suppressed, what ships remained came under the command of the army until 1860-67 when a formal navy returned during and after the 1860-62 Colombian Civil War. In 1867 the navy was decreed to be sold again, standing naval forces comprising only of the coastguard and steamers for interior work, with armies of both sides expropriating or seizing ships during the numerous civil wars of 1867, 1875, 1876, 1884-85, and 1895. The few ships that were bought were quickly sold after conflict had ended and contract steamers were operated for short periods sometimes by individual states. The navy was reformed around the cruiser Cordoba acquired in 1896 and had a major role in the 1899-1902 civil war.
caption: ARC Almirante Padilla (F-11) (2nd from left) docked alongside USS Jason (ARH-1) at the Han Estuary in South Korea on 16 January 1952, along with
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