USS Astoria

Template:Italic title prefixed Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon.

• Template:USS, was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to her commissioning.
• Template:USS, a cargo ship, was seized by US Customs at the outbreak of World War I.
• Template:USS, was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
• Template:USS, was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1949.

Sources

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