US Ships CANBERRA and HOUSTON, (cruisers), were torpedoed off Leyte. USS CANBERRA was named in honour of HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), lost at Savo Island in 1942, and USS HOUSTON was named after the US cruiser lost with HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), in the Battle of Sunda Strait.
Australian Naval History on 13 October 1944
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