Houston's namesake ship spent more than three decades prowling the deep before it was officially put out to pasture at a Navy base near Seattle. The USS Houston, a Los Angeles-class fast attack ...

The USS Houston (CA-30), the second of four USS Houstons, fought during World War II in the 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait. When the USS Houston and the HMAS Perth discovered the Japanese fleet on the ...

As Houstonians pause this weekend to honor those who have faithfully served our country, I hope they will take a measure of pride in what happened 75 years ago on another Memorial Day in this city.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Navy divers from the U.S. and Indonesia confirmed that a sunken vessel in the Java Sea is the World War II wreck of the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese that serves ...

Survivors and family members of the crew of the USS Houston, which was destroyed by Japanese forces in World War II, gathered in Sam Houston Park for the 70th anniversary of the ship's destruction.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Navy divers from the U.S. and Indonesia confirmed that a sunken vessel in the Java Sea is the World War II wreck of the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese that serves ...

Sharron Long rarely misses an opportunity to spend time with the men who served aboard the cruiser USS Houston (CA-30). Japanese forces sank the ship on March 1, 1942. For the last 11 years, the ...

HOUSTON – A variety of events throughout Houston will mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Houston. The 93-year-old widow of a well-known seaman, Otto Schwarz, who served aboard the USS ...

SINGAPORE -- In a training evolution to be conducted as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014 exercise series, U.S. Navy divers, assisted by personnel from the Indonesian ...

The USS Houston sank during World War II after being hit by the Japanese, killing 700 sailors and Marines. Now, more than 70 years later, U.S. and Indonesian divers have confirmed that a sunken vessel ...

Ever since her commissioning in 1982, the nuclear submarine USS Houston has been spreading Space City’s good name across the oceans. Why, even its hull number — 713 — is as Houston as you can get. The ...

Navy divers from the U.S. and Indonesia have confirmed that a sunken vessel in the Java Sea is the World War II wreck of the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese that serves as the final ...