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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian18 Nov 2014 5:58 a.m. PST

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command has finalized its report on the wreck of USS Houston (CA-30) — a cruiser sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy in an early World War II battle off the coat of Indonesia.

"While the findings remain intact from the interim report, this final report benefits from additional archival research and more exhaustively details the condition of the wreck," read a statement from U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

In June, the U.S. Navy salvage diver dove the wreck for the first time since the ship went down in 1942 at the urging of USS Houston CA-30 Survivors Association & Next Generations after artifacts from the wreck emerged on the surface…

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nukesnipe18 Nov 2014 11:43 a.m. PST

Winslow's "The Ghost That Died At Sunda Strait" is an excellent read.

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Scott Chisholm

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