USS Augusta
Appearance
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.
- The USS Augusta (1799), was a 14-gun brig in use from 1799 to 1801.
- The USS Augusta (1853), was built in 1853, purchased by the Navy in 1861 and sold in 1868.
- The USS Augusta (SP-946), was a wooden-hulled steam yacht, acquired by the Navy in 1917 and returned to her original owner in 1918.
- The USS Augusta (CA-31), was in service from 1931 to 1946.
- The USS Augusta (SSN-710), was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2008.
Source
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.