Download or read book New Orleans-Class Cruiser USS Astoria written by Witold Koszela and published by Top Drawings. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USS Astoria was a cruiser of the New Orleans-class, built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Her keel was laid down on September 1, 1930. She was launched on December 16, 1933, and commissioned in the US Navy on April 28, 1934.