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USS Houston (CL-81) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II.The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty.
USS Houston (CL/CA-30), was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy.She was the second Navy ship to bear the name "Houston". She was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, on 7 September 1929, sponsored by Elizabeth Holcombe (daughter of Oscar Holcombe, then-mayor of Houston, Texas), and commissioned on 17 June 1930.
USS Houston (SSN-713), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Houston, Texas.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 29 January 1979.
USS Houston (AK-1) was a cargo ship during World War I; USS Houston (CA-30) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser commissioned in 1930, and sunk in 1942; USS Houston (CL-81) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser commissioned in 1943, and decommissioned in 1947; USS Houston (SSN-713) was a Los Angeles-class submarine, commissioned in 1982, and ...
Houston Volunteers was delivered on 28 October 1942 [10] and served in the Mediterranean during World War II. [11] On 11 November 1995, a memorial to Houston (CA-30) was dedicated near the spot where the "Houston Volunteers" were inducted. [12] The monument design features the ship’s bell, which was recovered by divers after the end of the ...
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Puerto Rico during 6–7 July 1934 on board the USS Houston (CA 30). The commemorative statue honoring his visit was unveiled in April, 2008 by the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, then-Senate President McClintock and House Speaker José Aponte-Hernández. The statue is believed to be ...
USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609/SSN-609), an Ethan Allen-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Sam Houston (1793–1863), president of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838, 1841–1844). Sam Houston was the US Navy's seventh ballistic missile submarine.