USS "Shasta" refers to two ammunition ships of the U.S. Navy:
*USS|Shasta|AE-6, commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1969
*USS|Shasta|AE-33, later USNS "Shasta" (T-AE-33), commissioned in 1972, decommissioned in 1997 and transferred to the Military Sealift Command
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USS Shasta (AE-6) — The first USS Shasta (AE 6), an ammunition ship, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 125) on 12 August 1940 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Fla., initially as a C2 type cargo ship. She was acquired by the Navy on… … Wikipedia
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