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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