USS Augusta

USS Augusta

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, is a "Los Angeles"-class nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1985 and currently in active service.

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