USS Auburn

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Auburn. The first was named for the town of Auburn, Pennsylvania, situated on a tributary of the Little Schuylkill River, Schuylkill County, northwest of Chester, Pa., where the ship was built. The second Auburn (AGC-10) was named for Mount Auburn, northwest of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The name itself is found in Oliver Goldsmith's long poem, "The Deserted Village" (1770).

References

  1. DANFS says Catoctin class; Navsource says Mount McKinley class. Gary P. Priolo (11 November 2005). "AGC-10 Auburn". Navsoure.org. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  2. DANFS says Kitkay; Navsource says Kathay.
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