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USS Augusta (CA-31)

Northampton-class cruiser
USS Augusta was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy, notable for service as a headquarters ship during Operation Torch, Operation Overlord, and Operation Dragoon, and for her occasional use as a presidential flagship carrying... Wikipedia
Launched: February 1, 1930
Construction started: July 2, 1928
Beam: 66′
Length: 600′
Commissioned: 30 January 1931
Fate: Sold for scrap, 9 November 1959