USS Abingdon (PC-1237)

USS Abingdon (PC-1237) was a PC-461 class coastal patrol ship in the service of the United States Navy, named after the city of Abingdon, Virginia.

She was laid down as the unnamed PC-1237 on 14 February 1943 at Consolidated Shipbuilding in Morris Heights, New York; launched on 3 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. David Challinor; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 26 July 1943 with Lt. J. F. Weller, Jr. in command.