Cruiser USS Houston moored alongside repair ship USS Hector in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, 1 Nov 1944. Houston was getting repairs after two torpedo hits on 14 and 16 Oct 1944 off Formosa (Taiwan).

Caption   Cruiser USS Houston moored alongside repair ship USS Hector in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, 1 Nov 1944. Houston was getting repairs after two torpedo hits on 14 and 16 Oct 1944 off Formosa (Taiwan). ww2dbase
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Identification Code   80-G-373678
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Nov 2016

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WW2-Era Place Name Ulithi, Caroline Islands
Lat/Long 10.0436, 139.7079
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