USS Houston (ii) (CL 81)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Light cruiser
Class	Cleveland
Pennant	CL 81
Built by	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.)
Ordered	9 Sep 1940
Laid down	4 Aug 1941
Launched	19 Jun 1943
Commissioned	20 Dec 1943
End service	15 Dec 1947
History	On 14 October 1944 USS Houston (ii) was severely damaged by torpedoes during a Japanese air raid off Formosa. The ship was hit yet again 2 days later and was nearly lost. Decommissioned 15 December 1947. Stricken 1 March 1959. Sold to be broken up for scrap.

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Capt. William Wohlsen Behrens, USN	20 Dec 1943	30 Jul 1945
2	T/Capt. Howard Emery Orem, USN	30 Jul 1945	21 Jun 1946

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