# USS Austin

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Three ships of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) have been named ***Austin***.

- [USS *Austin* (1839)](/source/USS_Austin_(1839)), originally a sloop-of-war in the [Texas Navy](/source/Texas_Navy), named in honor of [Stephen Fuller Austin](/source/Stephen_Fuller_Austin)
- [USS *Austin* (DE-15)](/source/USS_Austin_(DE-15)), a destroyer escort, named in honor of Chief Carpenter [John Arnold Austin](/source/John_Arnold_Austin)
- [USS *Austin* (LPD-4)](/source/USS_Austin_(LPD-4)), an amphibious transport dock named for [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin,_Texas)

## See also

- [USS *Oscar Austin*](/source/USS_Oscar_Austin), a Burke-class destroyer, named in honor of Private [Oscar P. Austin](/source/Oscar_P._Austin), posthumously awarded the [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor)

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