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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
ships have borne the name USS ''Houston'', after the city of
Houston, Texas.
* was a
cargo ship during World War I
* was a
heavy cruiser
The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in caliber, whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval T ...
commissioned in 1930, and sunk in 1942
* was a
light cruiser
A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck. Prior to th ...
commissioned in 1943, and decommissioned in 1947
* was a , commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned in 2016
References
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United States Navy ship names