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USS Scranton

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Four U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Scranton:

  • USS Scranton (ID-3511) was a transport that served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1919. Both before and after this service, she served as the merchant steamer SS Pennsylvanian.
  • Scranton (PF-63), Tacoma-class frigate renamed USS Moberly (PF-63) on 28 June 1944, five months after she was launched.
  • USS Scranton (CA-138), an Oregon City-class cruiser laid down on 27 December 1944; construction canceled on 12 August 1945 and unlaunched hull was scrapped on the slipway
  • USS Scranton (SSN-756), a Los Angeles-class submarine commissioned in 1991; presently in service as of 2013
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    USS Scranton Wikipedia