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Identifier	MSS0187-0402
Title	U. S. S. Houston
Original Publisher	Seawall Specialty Co., Houston and Galveston, Texas
Description	U.S.S. Houston, named for the City of Houston.
Caption	U.S.S. Houston-Named After The City Of Houston-Texas
Source	Handwritten on back "U. S. S. Houston Light Cruiser, first line named after the city of Houston, Texas. length over all, 600 feet. Mean draft, 17 ft. 7 in. Standard displacement, 10,000 tons. Designed shaft horse-power, 107,000 tons. Main Battery, Nine eight-inch, 55 caliber guns in triple mounts. Secondary Battery, four 5-inch, 25 caliber anti-aircraft guns: two 2-pounder saluting guns: two 21-inch triple torpedo tubes, above water. Cabin officers, 3. Wardrobe officers, 43. Warrant officers, 12. Chief petty officers, 34. Enlisted men, 519. Date of Act authorizing building, Dec. 18, 1924. Keel laid May 1, 1928. Launched, Sept. 7, 1929. Will have two catapults and carry four planes. Fitted as a flagship and will be assigned to Division Five. Light Cruiser Division. Scouting Fleet." ; color/black and white ; 3.5 x 5.5 ; postcards
Type	Image
Language	English
LC Subject Terms	Battleships ; Navy ; Ships ; U. S. Navy
Coverage Spatial	Houston (Tex.)
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Collection	Houston Metropolitan Research Center Postcard Collection, MSS 0187
HPL Location	Original Postcard can be found at Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Date Digital	2011
Format	jpg
Digitization Specifications	600dpi ; tiff ; Epson flatbed
Filename	index.cpd
Volunteer Contributor	Mercedes Castaneda

Identifier	MSS187-0402r
Title	U.S.S. Houston
Filename	MSS187-0402r.jpg

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