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| | The Ultimate USS Houston (CA-30) - American History Information Guide and Reference |
 | | After a short cruise in Alaskan waters, the cruiser returned to Seattle and embarked the President again on 3 October 1935 for a vacation cruise to the Cerros Islands, Magdalena Bay, Cocos Islands, and Charleston, South Carolina. |
 | | Sailing on 26 February 1942 with Houston, HMAS Perth, HNLMS De Ruyter, HMS Exeter, HNLMS Java and 10 destroyers, he met the Japanese support force under Admiral Takeo Takagi consisting of 4 cruisers and 13 destroyers. |
 | | De Ruyter and Java, caught in a spread of 12 torpedoes, exploded and sank, carrying their captains and Admiral Doorman down with them. |
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