Three ships of the
United States Navy
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have been named ''Austin''.
* , originally a sloop-of-war in the
Texas Navy, named in honor of
Stephen Fuller Austin
* , a destroyer escort, named in honor of Chief Carpenter
John Arnold Austin
* , an amphibious transport dock named for
Austin, Texas
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See also
* , a Burke-class destroyer, named in honor of Private
Oscar P. Austin, posthumously awarded the
Medal of Honor
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United States Navy ship names