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The History of USS Houston from the Dictionary of American Fighting Ships "DANFS". HERE. MUST READ Publications "The Ghost that Died in Sunda Strait" NEWS PAGE ToBuy The Videos THE
FLEETS In case we missed something you especially liked, here is the link to the original site.
Some very useful
information has not yet been transferred from the original site. Feel free to
visit the old site for extra material.
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Photo Acquired by John Bradford (Australia). John's source for the photograph of USS Houston (at anchor in Darwin) was the wife of the late Ron Beard who saw action while a member of HMAS Warrego’s No. 1 forward gun during the aborted convoy to Koepang and the Darwin air raid. He left Warrego in December 1942. "I'm sure you would find the attached photo
of Houston of considerable historical interest - fair takes the breath away.
I got it from a fellow who was in Darwin on the day of the raid and it was one
of his collection. I'd never seen the pic. before and I'm presuming it was taken
from one of the troopships carrying the Australian contingent when they returned
to Darwin on 18 February. Given how I came by it, it cannot be anything but MORE PHOTOS AND NOTES FROM OUR HMAS PERTH WEBMASTER, John Bradford, in Australia.
MORE NOTES FROM HMAS PERTH WEBMASTER: The number of 'hits' on my website via the Houston website is building quite steadily, but I'm no closer to resolving where Pike of the USS Peary enlisted/hailed from.. The way I see it, the USS Peary section is the best means I have of ever getting that note James Pike wrote to his next-of-kin!It would make a such a lovely story if it can be done. Last year I submitted an article to WWII magazine on USS Houston/Rooks/HMAS Perth/Waller a much expanded and more fully researched version of what appears on the Perth page. I'd upped it from 3000 words to 4500 words at their request, only to be then sent the standard 'it doesn't meet our needs' reject slip. A pity, for if nothing else I pride myself on presenting NEW material not a re-hash of previous offerings. It's such a shame I have to put it on ice until I can find a proper commercial outlet.. Best wishes
John Bradford
Soon to be added to the BLOG section on this site. HELLO TO USS HOUSTON web visitors! Give John's website  In
Night Action, Sunda Strait, Feb 28, 1942. USS Houston steamed to her
death in a desperate attack with HMAS Perth against
an entire Japanese Battle Fleet. It was over by 12:40 AM March 1 Presidential Proclamation
Photo of Memorial in Houston, Texas by Capt. Carter Conlin Naval Order of The United States . The Monument is located in Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby, Downtown Houston. Visit NOUS, HERE.
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Direct LINKS to Resources NEXT PAGE: Ship Section Continues. CLICK.For you cybersurfari.org sleuths, learning your history, find "Soul Remains" on page ships2 (this page continued). Galloping
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I've been sent a set of photographs taken from the sloop HMAS Warrego while she was in Darwin early 1942.They contain one of the Houston, (close and good quality - above) another of the USS Langley (distant, and therefore not such good quality - below). Houston apparently removed the top of the mainmast during the campaign. Was this so as to reduce her line of sight range to the horizon for the enemy? The widow of one of Warrego's crew was the source, and her son has OK'd me to pass them on to you. 
