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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 ...
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.
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