 four ships of the united states navy have been named astoria, after the town of astoria, oregon. * , was laid down in 1867, but renamed omaha prior to her commissioning. * , a cargo ship, was seized by us customs at the outbreak of world war i. * , was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the battle of savo island in 1942. * , was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1949. ==source== *  
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