USS Astoria

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

• USS Astoria (1867), 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.
• USS Astoria (CA-34), was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
• USS Astoria (CL-90), was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1949.

Sources

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.