Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Austin.
- USS Austin (1839), originally a sloop-of-war in the Texas Navy, named in honor of Stephen Fuller Austin
- USS Austin (DE-15), a destroyer escort, named in honor of Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin
- USS Austin (LPD-4), an amphibious transport dock named for Austin, Texas
See also
- USS Oscar Austin, a Burke-class destroyer, named in honor of Private Oscar P. Austin, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Sources
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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