USS Astoria (CL-90) — The third USS Astoria (CL 90) was a Cleveland class light cruiser of the United States Navy.The ship was laid down on 6 September 1941 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Co., launched on 6 March 1943,… … Wikipedia
USS Astoria (CA-34) — The second USS Astoria (CA 34) was a United States Navy New Orleans class heavy cruiser that participated in both the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, but was then sunk in August 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island. Originally the… … Wikipedia
USS Astoria (AK-8) — The first USS Astoria (SP 2005/AK 8), a steel hulled, coal burning steam cargoman constructed in 1902 at Sunderland, England, by J. Blumer Co. as SS Burbo Bank for the Fenwick Shipping Co., Ltd., was acquired by Leonhardt Blumberg of Hamburg,… … Wikipedia
USS Astoria — Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Astoria , after the town of Astoria, Oregon.*, was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to her commissioning.*USS|Astoria|AK 8, a cargo ship, was seized by US Customs at the outbreak of… … Wikipedia
USS New Orleans (CA-32) — (formerly CL 32) was a United States Navy heavy cruiser, the lead ship of her class. The New Orleans class represented the last of the Treaty Cruisers , build to the specifications and standards of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Originally… … Wikipedia
USS U. S. Grant (AP-29) — was a transport ship that saw service with the US Navy in World War II. Originally a German ocean liner named Konig Wilhelm II , she was seized by the United States during the First World War and renamed USS Madawaska (ID 3011) in 1917 before… … Wikipedia
USS McCawley (APA-4) — was a McCawley class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Named after Charles G. McCawley, eighth Commandant of the US Marine Corps, she was the lead ship in her class.The second McCawley , formerly SS Santa Barbara … Wikipedia
USS Russell (DD-414) — was a World War II era sclass|Sims|destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral John Henry Russell.Early career Russell was laid down 20 December 1937 by the Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Company, Newport News … Wikipedia
USS Neosho (AO-23) — was a Cimarron class oiler serving with the United States Navy, the second ship to be named for the Neosho River in Kansas and Oklahoma. She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New … Wikipedia
USS Whitehurst (DE-634) — USS Whitehurst (DE 634), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Henry Purefoy Whitehurst, Jr.. Ensign Whitehurst was a crew member of the USS Astoria (CA 34) when he was killed while his ship… … Wikipedia