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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.
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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 ...
CA-30 may refer to: California's 30th congressional district; California State Route 30; CAC CA-30, an Australian variant of the Aermacchi MB-326 light military jet trainer; Jiefang CA-30, a Chinese military truck based on the ZIL-157; USS Houston (CA-30), a United States Navy heavy cruiser
Twin accidents aboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) kill three. First, a McDonnell F-4B Phantom II, BuNo 149436, of VF-143, [163] snaps arresting cable during night landing, goes over the side, pilot LT Robert J. Craig, 31, of San Diego is lost with his unidentified Radar Intercept Officer, three deck crew injured by whipping cable. Then ...
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 ...
1844 - A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others. 1849 - Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay, 4 months 21 days after leaving New York Harbor.