USS Augusta
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Five vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Augusta, the first three after the city of Augusta, Georgia, and the fourth after Augusta, Maine.
- The second Augusta was the civilian side-wheel steamer Augusta built in 1853, purchased by the Navy in 1861 for use in the American Civil War, and sold in 1868. She was lost in 1877 in a storm.
- The third Augusta (SP-946) was a privately owned wooden-hulled steam yacht, acquired by the Navy for wartime service in 1917 and returned to her original owner after the armistice in 1918.
- The fourth Augusta (CL/CA-31) was a cruiser in service from 1931 to 1946, serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II.
- The fifth Augusta (SSN-710) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1985 and on active service as of 2004.