USS Houston, 1938. Warship photograph collection
Creator: Waldo Schmitt..Local number: SIA2011-2234..Summary: Smithsonian staff were aboard the USS Houston during the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidential Cruise of 1938...Dates: 1938..Collection: RU 007231 Wal... More
170304-N-FJ200-130 HOUSTON (March 4, 2017) Ms. Silvia
170304-N-FJ200-130 HOUSTON (March 4, 2017) Ms. Silvia Brooks, center, widow of USS Houston (CA 30) survivor Howard Brooks, and Ms. Donna Mae Flynn, wife of Houston survivor David Flynn, lay a wreath at the gra... More
HMAS Warrego (U73) and USS Houston (CA-30) at Darwin in February 1942
The Australian troopship SS Zealandia, partly obscured by the Royal Australian Navy sloop HMAS Warrego (U73), with the United States Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), at Darwin, Northern Territories (Aust... More
USS Houston (CA-30) and USS Peary (DD-226) at Darwin 1942
The U.S. Navy Northampton-class heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) with the Clemson-class destroyer USS Peary (DD-226) at Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia on 15 February 1942. These ships, together with H... More
USS Houston (CA-30) escorting convoy 1942
The U.S. Navy Northampton-class heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) escorts merchant ships in the Timor Sea, in February 1942. The photo was takten from the Australian Grimsby-class corvette HMAS Swan (U74).
USS Houston (CA-30) underway in the 1930s
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) underway before the Second World War.
USS Houston (CA-30) with USS Peary (DD-226) alongside Darwin 1942
The U.S. Navy Northampton-class heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) and the Clemson-class destroyer USS Peary (DD-226) at Darwin, Northern Territories (Australia), in February 1942. Houston departed Darwin on 15 ... More
USS Houston ship bell - Australian navy photo
The ship's bell from the United States Navy light cruiser, USS Houston. The USS Houston and HMAS Perth were both sunk in a night action in the early hours of 1 March 1942 when they encountered the Japanese West... More
Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Houston in Charleston, South Carol...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Houston in Pensacola, Florida - NA...
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80-CF-21337-1 USS Houston (CA-30)
At anchor off San Pedro, California, 18 April 1935. A New Orleans class heavy cruiser is in the right background. Photograph from Department of the Navy collections in the U.S. National Archives.
USS Houston (CA-30) in Manila Bay, in 1940-1941 (NH 81592)
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, in 1940-1941, after her final modifications.
USS Houston (CA-30) in the Gatun Locks, Panama Canal, on 5 August 1938...
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) in the Gatun Locks, Panama Canal, 5 August 1938, with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt bidding farewell to Panama's President F. H. Arosemena before sailing o... More
Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Houston in Charleston, South Carol...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Houston in Pensacola, Florida - NA...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Houston off Cocos Island - NARA - ...
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Chaplain Rentz 1937
On the fantail of the USS West Virginia (BB-48). From right to left are James Warner holding his son Stanley, Mrs. Warner and Chaplain George Snavely Rentz.
US Navy divers with USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) over USS Houston (CA-30)...
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Schafer, left, and Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Perez, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, dive on the site of the sunken heavy cruiser USS Hou... More
USS Augusta (CA-31) and USS Houston (CA-30) at Neport News Shipbuildin...
View of the launching of the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Augusta (CA-31), at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 1 February 1930. Note USS Houston (CA-30) in background (... More
NH 78368 USS Houston (CA-30) at Tsingtao, China, 4 July 1933
At Tsingtao, China, on 4 July 1933, dressed overall for the holiday. She is flying the four-star flag of Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, Commander in Chief Asiatic Fleet, at her forepeak. 中文：1933年7月4日，休斯頓號重巡洋艦在中... More
USS Houston (CA-30) in the Panama Canal 1934
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) transits the Panama Canal with Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential party on 11 July 1934 en route from Annapolis, Maryland (USA), to Portland, Oregon (USA).... More
USS Houston (CA-30) off San Diego in October 1935
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) off San Diego, California (USA), in October 1935, with the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board. She is flying an admiral's four-star flag at her foremas... More
USS Houston (CA-30) at Tjilatjap in February 1942
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) at Tjilatjap, Java, 6 February 1942, seen from the light cruiser USS Marblehead (CL-12), which was passing close aboard. Houston 's colours are half-masted pendi... More
Liberated POWs from USS Houston (CA-30) in 1945
Sixteen liberated Prisoners of War arrive in Washington, D.C. in 18 September 1945: Fifteen were survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) which was sunk by Japanese gunfire and torpedoes during the B... More
NH 85115 Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr., USN (cropped)
Adm. Charles B. McVay, Jr., Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet, at his desk on flagship USS Houston (CA-30).
USS Houston (CA-30) underway c1940
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) underway circa 1940-1941.
USS Houston (CA-30) underway circa 1934
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) underway circa 1934, with turrets 1 and 111 trained to port. Note that the ship is fitted with ramp on the side of the superstructure, visible below no. 2 turret.... More
USS Houston (CA-30) in Panama Canal lock in the 1930s
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) going through the Panama Canal, in the 1930s.
USS Houston (CA-30) moored off Long Beach in March 1937
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) moored off Long Beach, California (USA), on 5 March 1937.
USS Houston (CA-30) seen through the sight of an Australian 102 mm gun...
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) seen through the sight of an Australian 102 mm gun on the beach at Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia, on 18 February 1942. Houston was then leaving Darwin f... More
Shellback ceremony aboard USS Houston, 1938 (8231820191)
Creator: Waldo Schmitt Local number: SIA2011-2233 Summary: Ceremony during the Presidential Cruise of 1938, commemorating crossing the Equator. Dates: 1938 Collection: RU 007231 Waldo LaSalle Schmitt Papers, 19... More
USS Houston (CA-30) at anchor during Franklin D. Roosevelt's president...
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) at anchor during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential cruise of 1938. Creator: Waldo Schmitt Local number: SIA2011-2234 Summary: Smithsonian staff were aboard the... More
USS Houston (CA-30) and USS Isabel (PY-10) at Tsingtao, China, 1932 (N...
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) with the patol boat USS Isabel (PY-10) alongside, at Tsingtao (Qingdao), China, 1932.
O2U Corsair is catapulted from USS Houston (CA-30) c1932
A U.S. Navy Vought O2U-3 or O2U-4 Corsair floatplane of Scouting Squadron 11 is catapulted from the heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), in Far Eastern waters, circa 1931-1932. The collier/seaplane tender USS Jas... More