HOUSTON CA 30

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Northampton Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid May 1 1928 - Launched September 7 1929


1. USS HOUSTON CL 30
   Commissioned June 17 1930
   
   
2. USS HOUSTON CA 30
   Reclassified Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 1 1931
   SUNK (Gunfire / Torpedoes) February 28 1942 Sunda Strait, Java, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Houston CL/CA-30 Covers Page 1    (1932-40)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "PORTLAND / OREGON"

1934-08-03

As CA-30

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT) "MOTHER'S / DAY"

1936-05-10

As CA-30

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTB) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12

As CA-30
Cachet by the Hollywood Cover Club

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTB) "NAVY / DAY"

1938-10-27

As CA-30
Cachet by the Guiana Hobby Club, Norman K. Mary and Frank Kuss

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT)

1937-11-11

As CA-30

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "HILO / HAWAII"

1940-01-07

As CA-30
Thanksgiving cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "TSINGTAO / CHINA"

1934-07-09

As CA-30
Official Business. 1934 year date is a guess.

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "HONOLULU / T.H."

1934-07-28

As CA-30
Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5bhks "SHANGHAI / CHINA"

1932-06-01

As CA-30

 

Locy Type 7 (on back of cover)

1936-10-12

As CA-30
Hollywood Cover Club

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-81

1935-11-06 to 1935-11-16

As CA-30
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-81c

c1933

As CA-30

 

Locy Type SLPbs (53x7)

c1931-09-17

As CA-30

 

Other Information

USS HOUSTON earned the Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Battle Stars) and the Presidential Unit Citation for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Houston, Texas.

Four ships of the US Navy haved been named HOUSTON - USS Houston AK 1, USS Houston CA 30, USS Houston CL 81 and USS Houston SSN 713.

 

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