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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.
The torpedoes had missed USS Houston ( United States Navy) and HMAS Perth ( Royal Australian Navy). [41] [42] HMS Scott Harley Royal Navy: World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in the Indian Ocean by Arashi and Nowaki (both Imperial Japanese Navy) south of Tjilatjap, Netherlands East Indies. Lost with all hands. [43] Shinshū Maru
George Snavely Rentz (July 25, 1882 – March 1, 1942) was a United States Navy chaplain who served during World War I and World War II.For selfless heroism following the loss of USS Houston (CA-30) in the Battle of Sunda Strait, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross— the only Navy Chaplain to be so honored during World War II.
USS Houston (CA-30) USS Howick Hall; I. MV Imperial Transport; SS Indarra; SS Irish Willow (1917) J. HMS Jaguar (F34) HNLMS Jan van Amstel (1936) K. HNLMS K X; HNLMS ...
In 1941 Rooks took command of the heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. He took his ship through the painfully difficult first three months of the Pacific War , when the Asiatic Fleet and its British and Dutch counterparts fought desperately against an overwhelming Japanese onslaught into Southeast Asia , the ...
File:NH 78368 USS Houston (CA-30) at Tsingtao, China, 4 July 1933.jpg. Add languages. Page contents not supported in other languages. ... 15:34, 30 August 2022:
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 ...
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...