Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CA-30 USS Houston

• Northampton class Heavy Cruiser:
• Displacement: 11,826 tons (full load)
• Length: 600'3"
• Beam: 66'1"
• Draft: 24'
• Speed: 32.5 knots
• Armament: 3x3 8"/55, 4x2 5"/25, 6 21" tt; 3 planes (SC-1)
• Complement: 1020-1155
• Propulsion: Steam tubines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 107,000 hp
• Built at Newport News, and commissioned 17 June 1930

: Battle of the Sunda Strait, 28Feb-1Mar42: Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from IJN cruisers Mogami  and Mikuma  and destroyers.

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Houston
• Logs and Reports of USS Houston reconstructed at end of war.
• USS Houston CA-30 -- "Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast"
• The fate of the Marine contingent as POWs

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