United States Asiatic Fleet
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The United States Asiatic Fleet was a fleet of the United States Navy during much of the first half of the 20th century. Before World War II, the fleet patrolled the Philippine Islands. Much of the fl
The then-flagship of the Asiatic Fleet, the heavy cruiser Houston, at Qingdao, China, on 4 July 1933. She flies the four-star pennant of the fleet's commander-in-chief, Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and is dressed overall for Independence Day.
Admiral Frank B. Upham, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (front row, center), and his staff officers, c. 1935
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".
United States Asiatic Fleet
…Losses noted below were during the Philippines campaign (1941-42) and the Dutch East Indies campaign) 1 heavy cruiser Houston (lost 1 March 1942) 1 light cruiser Marblehead (heavily damaged 2 February 1942…
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.