USS Oakland

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Oakland, in honor of the city of Oakland, California.

• The first, , built in 1918, was a steamship originally built for British owners. She was pressed into USN service for service during World War I. She was decommissioned after short service.
• The second, USS Oakland (CL-95), was an Atlanta-class cruiser commissioned in 1943 and served during World War II and decommissioned in 1949
• USS Oakland (LCS-24) is a Independence-class littoral combat ship. Commissioned on April 17, 2021, in Oakland, California.^[1]

Fictional ships[]

• A fictional Los Angeles-class submarine USS Oakland (SSN-798) makes an appearance in the 1996 film Steel Sharks.^[2]

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List of ships with the same or similar names

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