USS Astoria
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Four ships of the United States Navy
have been named Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon
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, was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to her commissioning., 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.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
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, was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to her commissioning., 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
Battle of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces...
in 1942., was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1949.