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The USS Houston ( code and identification number CA-30 ) was a heavy cruiser of the United States Navy , belonging to the Northampton class and so named by the homonymous city in Texas .

USS HOUSTON 1934 Set in May 1928 and launched in 1929 as a light cruiser ( CL-30 ), it was heavily reclassified in July 1931 following the signing of the London naval treaty . After the test trip the Panama Canal passed and entered the Asiatic Fleet base in the Philippines , from which itContinue reading “The USS Houston ( code and identification number CA-30 ) was a heavy cruiser of the United States Navy , belonging to the Northampton class and so named by the homonymous city in Texas .”

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