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    USS Houston (CL-81) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development...
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  • and sunk in 1942 USS Houston (CL-81) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser commissioned in 1943, and decommissioned in 1947 USS Houston (SSN-713) was a Los...
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    USS Houston (CL/CA-30), was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to bear the name "Houston". She was launched...
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    USS Vicksburg (CL-81), was a Cleveland-class light cruiser, renamed Houston during construction; and served 1942–1947 USS Vicksburg (CL-86), originally...
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    (CB-3/CBG-3/CBC-1) Helena (CL-50) Helena (CA-75) Helena (CL-113) Honolulu (CL-48) Horne (DLG/CG-30) Houston (CL/CA-30) Houston (CL-81) Hue City (CG-66) [I]...
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    August 1946 Struck 1 December 1961; Sold for scrap, 5 March 1962 Houston (ex-Vicksburg) CL-81 4 August 1941 19 June 1943 20 December 1943 15 December 1947...
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    Administration. Retrieved May 12, 2020. Behrens, William H. (1944b). USS Houston (CL-81), Report of Action, 16 October 1944. Series: World War II War Diaries...
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    she joined the screen for the torpedoed light cruiser USS Houston (CL-81) and heavy cruiser USS Canberra (CA-70) and escorted them safely to Ulithi Atoll...
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    complete rebuild. The USS Houston (CL-81) and USS Reno (CL-96) also had emergency repairs at Ulithi. USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) were...
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    1370) USS Huntington (CL-107) USS Dayton (CL-105) USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90) USS Houston (CL-81) USS Conger (SS-477) USS William T. Powell (DE-213) USS Spangenberg...
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    Seattle, WA for $31,850 and was broken up the next year. "NH 98825 USS Houston (CL-81)". "PMARS is currently down for maintainence [sic]". Archived from...
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    (1981). "AH VEDEL 1-9 1894 - 9-2 1981". Geografisk Tidsskrift (in Danish). 81. Royal Danish Geographical Society. Retrieved 10 July 2016. Balsved, Johnny...
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    completely pay for another ship named for the city, the light cruiser Houston (CL-81), with enough left over to pay for the light aircraft carrier San Jacinto (CVL-30)...
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  • the plane's bomb was a dud, but two men were injured in the attack. USS Houston (CL-81) was operating with TF 38 which was conducting air strikes on Formosa...
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  • Japanese torpedo bombers cripple the heavy cruiser USS Canberra (CA-70) and light cruiser USS Houston (CL-81). October 13 – In Italy, U.S. Army Air Forces...
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    seaplane operations. Hamlin's aircraft protected the cruisers Houston (CL-81) and Reno (CL-96), damaged on 14 October off Luzon, and flew photographic missions...
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    during a 5-day attack beginning the 12th. On 16 October she screened Houston (CL-81) and Canberra (CA-70) as they retired to Ulithi. During the Battle for...
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    of United States Navy Task Force 38 and the crippled light cruiser USS Houston (CL-81). On 18 October 1944, I-54 received orders from the 6th Fleet to join...
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    (1861, SP-1697, AO-35) USS Houston (AK-1, CL-30/CA-30, CL-81, SSN-713) USS Hova (DE-110) USS Hoven (1919) USS Hovey (DD-208/DMS-11) USS Howard (DD-179/DMS-7/AG-106...
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    (YT-269/YTB-269/YTM-269) USS Sakatonchee (YOG-49/AOG-19) USS Sakaweston (YT-289) USS Sakonnet (AOG-61) USS Salamaua (CVE-96) USS Salamonie (AO-26) USS Salem (CL-3, CM-11...
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    important repair operations were the emergency salvage work performed on Houston (CL-81) and Canberra (CA-70) from 19 October to 14 December 1944, and the valiant...
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    Java and from there made night patrols with the cruisers Houston (CA-30) and Marblehead (CL-12) and destroyers of Division 58. On 18 February the Japanese...
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  • off the San Bernardino Strait on the 3d. In December, the tug towed Houston (CL-81) from Ulithi to Manus in the Admiralty Islands. From there, she towed...
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    diving in the cruiser's engine room. Pawnee (ATF-74) gave similar aid to Houston (CL-81), struck the day after Canberra. Still in range of land-based aircraft...
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    torpedo bomber. She assisted in the escort of the bomb-damaged cruisers Houston (CL-81) and Canberra (CA-70) to safety, then again joined the screen of fast...
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    ATR-73 USS ATR-74 USS ATR-75 USS ATR-76 USS ATR-77 USS ATR-78 USS ATR-79 USS ATR-80 USS ATR-81 USS ATR-82 USS ATR-83 USS ATR-84 USS ATR-85 USS ATR-86 USS ATR-87...
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    Sierra (AD-18) in repairing battle-damaged ships which put into Manus. Houston (CL-81) was among the warships which benefited from her services. Zaniah soon...
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    units. USS Lexington on fire during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942 Light cruiser USS Birmingham coming alongside burning aircraft carrier USS Princeton...
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    performed ready tow service to aid the ships liberating Leyte. Taking Houston (CL-81) in tandem tow with tug Arapaho (ATF-68) the ship sailed on 14 December...
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    composed of Ranger, Sangamon-class escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27), light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55), two submarines and a fleet oiler. The group...
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