Allied Warships
USS Augusta (CA 31)
Heavy cruiser of the Northampton class
USS Augusta during the Second World War.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
| Class | Northampton |
| Pennant | CA 31 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Jul 1928 |
| Launched | 1 Feb 1930 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jan 1931 |
| End service | 16 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 16 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Augusta (CA 31)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | James Otto Richardson, USN | 30 Jan 1931 | ||
| 2 | Carleton Herbert Wright, USN | 31 May 1941 | May 1942 | |
| 3 | Gordon Hutchins, USN | May 1942 | 6 Jan 1944 | |
| 4 | Tully Shelly, USN | 6 Jan 1944 | 21 Jan 1944 | |
| 5 | Edward H Jones, USN | 21 Jan 1944 | Jan 1945 | |
| 6 | Bryan Cobb Harper, USN | Jan 1945 | May 1945 | |
| 7 | Captain James Hicks Foskett, USN | May 1945 | 27 Aug 1945 | |
| 8 | Jesse Rink Wallace, USN | 27 Aug 1945 | Apr 1946 | |
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