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USS Austin, named for Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin ( 1905- 1941) killed in action on board USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor by enemy Japanese forces on 7 December 1941 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was an Evarts (GMT) class destroyer escort built by the Mare Island Navy Yard at VallejoVallejo can refer to: Vallejo, California Vallejo (band). in CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh and launched by Mrs. W. C Springer.

USS Austin was berthed with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at the Terminal Island Naval Shipyard until stricken from the Naval Vessel RegisterThe Naval Vessel Register (NVR official inventory of ships and service craft in custody or titled by the United States Navy, traces its origin back to the 1880s. It has evolved from several previous publications. In 1911, the Bureau of Construction and Re. The Terminal Island Naval Shipyard completed scrapping her on 9 January 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na.