Victory at Sea - USS Houston 0925 Sultan’s Household and Bodyguard formations

Sultan’s Household and Bodyguard formations (Beyliks)

folding trails

Out of 554 commissioned

but also became feared and despised for their brutality

Victory at Sea - USS Houston 0925 Sultan’s Household and Bodyguard formationsOriginally conceived as a light cruiser, USS Houston (second of her name) was reclassified as a heavy cruiser early in her life, serving in the 1930s to protect American interest in the China Japan war of 1931 and later transporting President Roosevelt on special cruises. On the night of the Pearl Harbour attack, Houston departed Panay Island for Australia joining the American British Dutch Australian naval force at Surabaya. She participated in the