Thanks colorado. Damaged at the Battle of the Java Sea, the Houston was trying to escape the night she was ambushed and sunk.
It’s a shame divers think they need to desecrate a war grave for a few souveniers.
Yes, it really is a shame. Fortunately, Iron Bottom Sound is too deep for recreational divers.
Yes, she and HMAS Perth had just roughed up the troop transports and were trying to get back to Sunda Strait to escape south. They fought gallantly.