USS Houston (CA-30)
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USS Houston, was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to bear the name "Houston".
Houston off San Diego in October 1935
President Roosevelt with a shark caught during the Houston's 1938 visit to the Galápagos Islands.
Said to be Houston, this photo may actually show USS Pensacola escorting the so-called Pensacola Convoy to Australia in December 1941. The cruiser's profile is swaybacked and shows four turrets, and the transport to the right appears to be USS Republic, which was not part of the Timor Relief convoy.
Captain Albert H. Rooks, commanding officer of Houston, c. 1940–1942.
Northampton-class cruiser
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The Northampton-class cruisers were a group of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy, and commissioned between 1928 and 1931.
USS Houston (CA-30)
…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…
USS Northampton (CA-26)