USS Houston 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 siz
USS Houston (January 1944)
Depiction of the Cleveland class, showing the plan and profile
Second torpedo strike on Houston
Houston, low in the water, on 17 October
The Cleveland-class was a group of light cruisers built for the United States Navy during World War II. Fifty-two were ordered, and 36 were completed, 27 as cruisers and nine as the Independence-class
USS Houston (CL-81)
…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…
USS Manchester on 31 October 1952