Photograph of USS Houston taken through gunsight

Item

Title

Photograph of USS Houston taken through gunsight

Description

This photo was taken through the sight of an Allied gun, just days before the Battle of Sunda Strait. It is the last known photo taken of the U.S.S. Houston before its sinking on March 1, 1942.

Subject

Houston (Cruiser : CA-30)

Contributor

Betty Batchelor Miles

Source

Special Collections, University of Houston

Date

[1942]

Rights

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Format

black-and-white photographs

Type

Still Image
image/jpeg

Identifier

Cruiser Houston Collection, Box 1, Folder 48
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