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 | Capt. John Holmes Magruder, Jr., USN | 7 Mar 1939 | 31 May 1941 |
| 2 | Capt. Carleton Herbert Wright, USN | 31 May 1941 | May 1942 |
| 3 | Capt. Gordon Hutchins, USN | May 1942 | 6 Jan 1944 |
| 4 | Capt. Tully Shelly, USN | 6 Jan 1944 | 21 Jan 1944 |
| 5 | Capt. Edward Harral Jones, USN | 21 Jan 1944 | 6 May 1945 |
| 6 | T/Capt. Bryan Cobb Harper, USN | 6 May 1945 | 12 Jun 1945 |
| 7 | T/Capt. James Hicks Foskett, USN | 12 Jun 1945 | 27 Aug 1945 |
| 8 | T/Capt. Jesse Rink Wallace, USN | 27 Aug 1945 | Apr 1946 |
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