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USS Augusta

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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.

  • USS Augusta (1799), was a 14-gun brig in use from 1799 to 1801.
  • USS Augusta (1853), was built in 1853, purchased by the Navy in 1861 and sold in 1868.
  • USS Augusta (SP-946), was a wooden-hulled steam yacht, acquired by the Navy in 1917 and returned to her original owner in 1918.
  • USS Augusta (CA-31), was in service from 1931 to 1946.
  • USS Augusta (SSN-710), was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2008.

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    USS Augusta Wikipedia
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