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USS Houston (CA-30)
USS Houston was a Northampton-class heavy 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 Company at Newport News, Virginia on 7 September 1929. The ship was christened by the daughter of the Houston Mayor, Elizabeth Holcombe, and was commissioned on the 17 of June 1930,
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe heavy cruiser USS Houston was the "Galloping Ghost" and it was sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea in '42 (in the Sunda Straits).
The USS Houston was the 'Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast.'
The correct answer is the USS Philadelphia, CL-41, a Brooklyn class Light Cruiser. She earned her moniker 'Galloping Ghost' from combat action in the Mediterranean Sea during World War 2. She survived the war.
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