USS Astoria (CA-34)
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Construction started | September 1, 1930 |
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Launched | December 16, 1933 |
Aircraft carried | 4 × floatplanes |
Nickname(s) | "Nasty Asty" |
Fate | Battle of Savo Island |
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ID | 3099610 |
About USS Astoria (CA-34)
The second USS Astoria was a New Orleans Class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy 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.