Model Moves: USS Houston (CA-30) and USS Ranger (CV-4)
November 2022
NMUSN-5144: USS Houston (CA-30), Model, November 2022. National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff, along with staff from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, remove the model from its display area and carefully maneuver the model to the north end of Building 76. Official U.S. National Museum of the U.S Navy Photograph. Digital only.
USS Houston (CA-30)
In preparation of realignment of the Cold War Gallery and the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, the model of USS Houston (CA-30) was removed from display in November 2022 and relocated to the north end of Bldg. 76. The model case was donated by members and friends of USS Houston (CA-30) Survivors Association and Next Generations. The model was on exhibit in the World War II: Pacific Section of In Harm’s Way. The cruiser was lost valiantly fighting against the Japanese in the Battle of Sunda Strait in late February 1942, following the Battle of Java Sea the previous day. Other items on display from Houston were: a trumpet recovered from the cruiser; a plaque from Admiral Helfrich, CIC, Allied Naval Forces; rubber stamps used to mark personal belongings onboard; a Navy officer’s ring.
NMUSN-5145: USS Houston (CA-30), Model, November 2022. National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff, along with staff from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, remove the model from its display area and carefully maneuver the model to the north end of Building 76. Official U.S. National Museum of the U.S Navy Photograph. Digital only.
USS Ranger (CV-4)
As with the Houston, the model of USS Ranger (CV-4) was removed from display in November 2022 and relocated to the north end of Bldg. 76. The model was on exhibit in the World War II section of In Harm’s Way. The first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier specifically built for that purpose, Ranger served in the Atlantic participating in Operation Torch and Operation Leader. Decommissioned after the war, the aircraft carrier was scrapped in January 1947.
NMUSN-5146: USS Ranger (CV-4), Model, November 2022. National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff, along with staff from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, remove the model from its display area and carefully maneuver the model to the north end of Building 76. Official U.S. National Museum of the U.S Navy Photograph. Digital only.
NMUSN-5147: USS Ranger (CV-4), Model, November 2022. National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff, along with staff from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, remove the model from its display area and carefully maneuver the model to the north end of Building 76. Official U.S. National Museum of the U.S Navy Photograph. Digital only.
NMUSN-5148: USS Ranger (CV-4), Model, November 2022. National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff, along with staff from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, remove the model from its display area and carefully maneuver the model to the north end of Building 76. Official U.S. National Museum of the U.S Navy Photograph. Digital only.
