USS ASTORIA

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'' (AK-8), a cargo ship, 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.