Uss Houston
Four
United States Navy
ships have borne the name
Houston
, after the city of
Houston, Texas
.
The first
Houston
(AK-1)
was originally the German freighter
Liebenfels
, scuttled in
1917
, but then raised by the Navy and used as a transport during
World War I
.
The second
Houston
(CA-30)
was a
heavy cruiser
commissioned in
1930
and sunk at the
Battle of the Java Sea
in early
1942
.
The third
Houston
(CL-81)
was a
light cruiser
, commissioned in
1943
, crippled in October
1944
, but saved after heroic efforts.
The fourth
Houston
(SSN-713)
is a
Los Angeles
-class
nuclear
attack submarine
commissioned in
1982
and still on active service in
2003
.
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