USS Astoria

USS Astoria

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named "Astoria", after the town of Astoria, Oregon.

*, was laid down in 1867, but renamed "Omaha" prior to her commissioning.

*USS|Astoria|AK-8, a cargo ship, was seized by US Customs at the outbreak of World War I.

*, was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.

*, was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1949.

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