| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
| Class | New Orleans |
| Pennant | CA 34 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Sep, 1930 |
| Launched | 16 Dec, 1933 |
| Commissioned | 28 Apr, 1934 |
| Lost | 9 Aug, 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | USS Astoria (Capt. W.G. Greenman) was sunk off Savo Island by gunfire from Japanese warships. |
