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USS Houston (i) (CA 30)

Heavy cruiser of the Northampton class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassNorthampton 
PennantCA 30 
Built byNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 May, 1928 
Launched7 Sep, 1929 
Commissioned17 Jun, 1930 
Lost28 Feb, 1942 
Loss position05.50S, 105.55E (See a map)
 
HistoryUSS Houston (Capt. A.H. Rooks) was sunk by torpedoes and gunfire from Japanese heavy crusiers Mogami and Mikuma, light cruiser Natori and 10 destroyers in the Soenda Strait in position 05º50'S, 105º55'E.

The USS Houston sank in only 20 minutes, sending 643 men to their deaths with only 368 survivors, of which were captured by the Japanese, and 77 of which died in captivity. 

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