USS Juneau

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Juneau, after the city of Juneau, Alaska.

• The first Juneau (CL-52) was a light cruiser commissioned February 1942 and sunk eight months later in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

• The second Juneau (CL-119) was also a light cruiser, commissioned 1946, active in the Korean War and scrapped in 1962.

• The third Juneau (LPD-10) is an amphibious transport dock commissioned in 1969 and on active service as of 2003.