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U.S.S. HELENA
(CL-50)Click to view crew list
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 | ||
| 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