| 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 |
| History | USS Astoria (Captain William Garrett Greenman) was sunk off Savo Island by gunfire from Japanese warships.246 of her crew died and 202 were wounded which includes the Commanding officer Greenman; the survivors were rescued by USS Alchiba/Buchanan/Ellet/Helm and Wilson. |
Commands listed for USS Astoria (i) (CA 34)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Edmund Spence Root, USN | 28 Apr 1934 | 26 Aug 1935 |
| 2 | Charles Morrison Austin, USN | 26 Aug 1935 | 15 Mar 1937 |
| 3 | Capt Charles Clifford Gill, USN | 15 Mar 1937 | 10 Sep 1938 |
| 4 | Capt. Richmond Kelly Turner, USN | 10 Sep 1938 | 13 Sep 1940 |
| 5 | Preston Bennett Haines, USN | 13 Sep 1940 | 14 Dec 1941 |
| 6 | Capt. Francis Worth Scanland, USN | 15 Dec 1941 | 14 Jun 1942 |
| 7 | Capt William Garrett Greenman, USN | 14 Jun 1942 | 9 Aug 1942 |
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