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The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Houston (CL-81) alongside the repair ship USS Hector (AR-7) at Ulithi Atoll, 1 November 1944. She was under repair after being hit by two Japanese aerial torpedos on 14 and 16 October, during operations off Formosa. A LCM is passing by in the foreground.

Houston is painted in Measure 32 Design 1D camouflage scheme, Hector is painted in Measure 32 Design 4Ax.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-373678 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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