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USS HELENA
(CL-50)Click Here
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CL-50 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1936 | Keel Date: 9 DEC 1936 at New York Navy Yard |
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| AUG | 1939 | Launch Date: 27 AUG 1939 | |||
| SEP | 1939 | Commissioned: 18 SEP 1939 | |||
CL-50 General Specifications
Class: St. Louis-class light cruiser
Named for: Helena
Complement: 888 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 10000 tons
Length: 608.3 feet
Beam: 61.7 feet
Flank Speed: 33 kn
Final Disposition: Sunk Battle of Kula Gulf 6 July 1943

































