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CA-30 Houston
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Northampton 1928/05/01
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1929/09/07 1930/06/17 1942/03/01
sunk
Namesake: city in Texas
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Cavite Blue, 42: Ms 1


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/FltF Iloilo, Panay Is - sail to Balikpapan > Surabaya > Port Darwin   66  81 
41/12/15       Philippines - sail to Surabaya   66 
41/12/20 41/12/28     sail from Surabaya to Port Darwin   66 
42/01 42/02/03   5/FF Java Sea  
42/02/03 42/02/24   CombStrFor    
42/02/04       damage(1st kokutai) in Surabaya -No.3 turret disabled > convoy duty   66  85 
42/02/15 42/02/16     escort reinforce convoy Surabaya > Darwin > Timor   66 
42/02/16       escort -attacked by planes > return to Surabaya  
42/02/26 42/02/27     xJavaS  
42/02/28       Tanjong Prijok - sail to Sund Strait > Ceylon  
42/03/01       sunk(Mikuma,Mogami) in Bantam Bay attacking transports (05-50S, 105-55E)  

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 05-50S, 105-55E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars, PUC
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