USS Scranton
USS Scranton has been the name of four ships in the
United States Navy, one of which, was scrapped before completed. All of these ships are named for the city of
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Scranton (ID-3511)*
Scranton (PF-63),
Tacoma-class frigate, was renamed to
Moberly (PF-63) on
28 June 1944, five months after she was launched.
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Scranton (CA-138), a
Oregon City-class,
heavy cruiser, was laid down on
27 December 1944. Her construction was canceled on
12 August 1945 and her unlaunched hull was scrapped on the slipway.
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Scranton (SSN-756), a
Los Angeles-class submarine, was commissioned in
1991 and is presently in service as of
2006.
