These cruiser sailors appreciate the cruiser's heritage. Go visit them. Grade-A even did a reunion video for them in 1996. Adm. Oldendorf Oldendorf was CO of USS Houston before being relieved by Capt. Rooks, in 1941.
Today Here is a great way to look at what the world has in the water today.
Compare it with1941-42. I'm not a lifer, but I liked this site anyway. Anyway, Dad was a lifer. The USS Helena Association honors this fighting ship and all the other warships named USS Helena. As the war progressed and supplies and logistics were in place, these Cargo vessels and other support ships put teeth in the bite of the ships of the line.