USS Houston (CL-81) launching ceremony, Newport News, Virginia
Item
Title
USS Houston (CL-81) launching ceremony, Newport News, Virginia
Description
The new cruiser, Houston, slides down the ways at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Co. The USS Houston (CL-81) was launched on June 19, 1943 from the same Virginia shipyard as the first cruiser. Like her namesake, she earned several battle stars for her valor.
Subject
Houston (Cruiser : CL-81)
Source
Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Date
June 19, 1943
Rights
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Identifier
Cruiser Houston Collection, Box 2, Folder 5
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Format
black-and-white photographs
Type
Still Image
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