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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.
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 ...
United States lightship Overfalls (LV-118) Delaware: Rehoboth Beach: Indian River Lifesaving Station Museum: Delaware: Wilmington: Kalmar Nyckel Foundation: Y District of Columbia: Washington, DC: National Museum of the United States Navy: Y District of Columbia: Washington, DC: Naval History & Heritage Command: District of Columbia: Washington, DC
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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.
Four United States Navy ships have borne the name USS Houston, after the city of Houston, Texas. 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 ...
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 .
The San Jacinto Ordnance Depot was a World War II facility built on an almost 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) site located on the Houston Ship Channel, approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown Houston, Texas.