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A tug moves USS ASTORIA in San Francisco Bay circa June 1948.  Yerba Buena Island and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are visible in the background.
-Photo courtesy of Dave Schroeder



MIGHTY NINETY is a website dedicated to preserving the history of the light cruiser USS ASTORIA CL-90 and honoring the men who served aboard her.  The site covers her WWII experiences with the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific Fleet as well as the entirety of her U.S. Navy career.

Click on the photos below to enter individual sections of the website.



The Ship  UPDATED AUGUST 2008
ASTORIA CL-90 photographs and technical information from throughout her service life.




Her History  UPDATED AUGUST 2008
A detailed historical account of Mighty Ninety during World War II and the rest of her career.




Her Crew
Divisional, group, and individual photos of Mighty Ninety shipmates.




Remembrance
USS ASTORIA CL-90 memorabilia and artifacts.




The Legacy of USS ASTORIA
Four ships have carried the namesake of Astoria, Oregon.  This site covers CL-90's predecessors.




MIGHTY NINETY.com has been in development since December 2007 and will be updated as new information becomes available.  Every effort will be made to present an informative, accurate chronology of USS ASTORIA CL-90.  If you would like to contribute, comment, or feel that anything is stated in error, please contact me at brentj@mighty90.com. 

Thank you for visiting,
-Brent Jones