. . . . . . . . . . . . "300"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "USS Houston off San Diego, California, in October 1935."@en . "USS Houston (CA-30) (originally designated CL-30), nicknamed the \"Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast\", was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to bear the name \"Houston\". She was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia on 7 September 1929, sponsored by Elizabeth Holcombe (daughter of Oscar Holcombe, then-mayor of Houston, Texas), and commissioned as CL-30 on 17 June 1930, Captain Jesse Bishop Gay commanding. Her designation was changed to CA-30 on 1 July 1931."@en . . . . . "USS Houston (CA-30) (originally designated CL-30), nicknamed the \"Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast\", was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to bear the name \"Houston\". She was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia on 7 September 1929, sponsored by Elizabeth Holcombe (daughter of Oscar Holcombe, then-mayor of Houston, Texas), and commissioned as CL-30 on 17 June 1930, Captain Jesse Bishop Gay commanding. Her designation was changed to CA-30 on 1 July 1931."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "--05-01"^^ . . "USS Houston (CA-30)"@en . . . . . . . . .