USS Astoria
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At least three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon.
- An Astoria was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to commissioning.
- The first Astoria was seized by US Customs at the outbreak of World War I.
- The second Astoria (CA-34) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the World War II Battle of Savo Island, 1942.
- The third Astoria (CL-90) was a light cruiser commissioned 1944, active in the war, and decommissioned in 1949.