USS Augusta
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Five ships of the United States Navy
have been named Augusta, the first four after the city of Augusta, Georgia
, and the fifth after Augusta, Maine
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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 Augusta, the first four after the city of Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, and the fifth after Augusta, Maine
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
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- The , was a 14-gun brig in use from 1799 to 1801.
- The , was built in 1853, purchased by the Navy in 1861 and sold in 1868.
- The , was a wooden-hulled steam yacht, acquired by the Navy in 1917 and returned to her original owner in 1918.
- The , was in service from 1931 to 1946.
- The , was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2008.