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USS Houston CL-81 (1943)
#otd USS Houston CL-81 being christened, by Mrs. Claude Hamill, at Newport News, Virginia, 19 June 1943. #usshouston #cl81 #wwii...
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USS Houston CA-30 (1935)
A look back at USS Houston CA-30 at anchor off San Pedro, California, April 1935. A New Orleans class heavy cruiser is in the right...