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WWII wreck of USS Houston located.

Posted on 9/1/14 at 6:33 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98128 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 6:33 pm
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This is from a few weeks ago, but I hadn't seen it posted. Houston went down with all guns blazing. By the end, she had run out of live ammo and was firing illumination rounds. In popular culture, William Holden's character in Bridge on the River Kwai is a survivor of Houston's sinking.

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U.S. Navy divers concluded Monday that a wrecked vessel in southeast Asia is World War II cruiser USS Houston, a ship sunk by the Japanese that serves as the final resting place for about 700 sailors and Marines.

The Houston, nicknamed “The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast,” sank in the Java Sea during the Battle of Sunda Strait on Feb. 28, 1942. It carried 1,068 crewmen, but only 291 sailors and Marines survived both the attack and becoming prisoners of war.

Navy archaeologists worked with Indonesian Navy divers to survey the wreck over the course of 19 underwater searches, said U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Harry Harris.

The Navy History and Heritage Command confirmed that the recorded data is consistent with the identification of the former USS Houston.

Documented evidence shows the gravesite was disturbed, noting that hull rivets and a metal plate were removed from the ship. Both U.S. and Indonesia officials are working to coordinate protection of the historic site, which is also a popular recreational dive location.

The report voices public safety and security concerns, citing “active seepage of oil from the hull.”

A final report will be completed in the fall as underwater archeologists continue to collect data from the dives.
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
29210 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 6:34 pm to
wait, something other than celebrity noodz is happening
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98128 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 7:08 pm to
apparently so..
Posted by Oswald
South of the St. George Buffer Zone
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 9/1/14 at 7:15 pm to
Posted by VanCleef
Member since Aug 2014
704 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 7:26 pm to
Thanks for posting.
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
29210 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 7:37 pm to
That is very neat though. I watched a documentary on the raising of k-129 last night
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