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    USS Helena was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s, the ninth and final member of the class. The Brooklyns...
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  • Gulf in July 1943. USS Helena (CL-113) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser canceled in 1944 while under construction. USS Helena (CA-75) was a Baltimore-class...
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    USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total...
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    important assignments, he became commanding officer of the light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50), and during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December...
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    (1997). The loss of the USS Juneau (CL-52) and the relief of Captain Gilbert C. Hoover, commanding officer of the USS Helena (CL-50) (Callaghan-Scott naval...
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    October 1942. In November 1942, Captain Cecil assumed command of the USS Helena (CL-50). On 6 July 1943 he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and a Gold Star...
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    command of the Brooklyn-class light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) on September 25, 1942. Under command of Hoover Helena took part in the battles of Cape Esperance...
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    task group consisted of the light cruisers USS Honolulu (CL-48), USS St. Louis (CL-49), and USS Helena (CL-50), plus four destroyers, Nicholas, O'Bannon...
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    Destroyer USS Strong (DD-467), 5 July 1943 by destroyer Niizuki (2nd longest ranged torpedo hit, launched at 21,800 yards). Light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50),...
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    USS Worcester (CL-144) was a light cruiser in the United States Navy, and the third ship to carry that name, honoring the city of Worcester, Massachusetts...
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    (CB-3/CBG-3/CBC-1) Helena (CL-50) Helena (CA-75) Helena (CL-113) Honolulu (CL-48) Horne (DLG/CG-30) Houston (CL/CA-30) Houston (CL-81) Hue City (CG-66)...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Honolulu (CL-48)
    USS Honolulu (CL-48) of the United States Navy was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser active in the Pacific War (World War II). Honolulu was launched in 1937...
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    USS Nashville (CL-43) was a Brooklyn-class cruiser. She was laid down on 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. She...
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    (DD-634), Commanding Officer USS Washington (BB-56), 1941, Damage Control Officer USS Helena (CL-50), 1942–1943, Navigating Officer USS Freestone (APA-167), 1943–1944...
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    LVI (1): 22–46. ISSN 0043-0374. Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS St. Louis (CL-49). Photo gallery of USS St. Louis at NavSource Naval History...
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    them passed close to the light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) and one struck the badly damaged light cruiser USS Juneau (CLAA-52). The torpedo set off Juneau’s...
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  • Brazilian Navy, and sunk in 1980 while being towed to the scrap yard. USS Helena (CL-50) moored in Pearl Harbor when the base came under attack by Japanese...
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    81–88 Whitley p. 249 Ewing pp. 77–88 Rickard, John (18 May 2015). "USS Phoenix (CL-46)". HistoryOfWar.org. Retrieved 17 October 2015. Wikimedia Commons...
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    USS Atlanta (CL-51) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the Atlanta class of eight light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after...
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    USS SC-48 USS SC-49 USS SC-50 USS SC-51 USS SC-52 USS SC-53 USS SC-54 USS SC-55 USS SC-56 USS SC-57 USS SC-58 USS SC-59 USS SC-60 USS SC-61 USS SC-62 USS SC-63...
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    floatplane of Cruiser Scouting Squadron 9 (VCS-9) from the light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) sighted her about 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) from the task force...
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  • cruiser USS Helena (CL-50), detected a surface target on radar bearing 046 true at a range of 16,000 yards (14,600 m) and the destroyer USS McCalla (DD-488)...
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  • USS Birmingham (CL-2) (1908) World War I USS Salem (CL-3) (1907) World War I USS Raleigh (CL-7) (1924) Attack on Pearl Harbor USS Detroit (CL-8) (1923) Attack on Pearl...
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    USS St. Helena (1915, PF-86) USS St. Johns (ID-3710) USS St. Johns River (LSM(R)-526) USS St. Joseph (ACV-50/CVE-50) USS St. Joseph Bay (CVE-105) USS St...
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    Domagalski, John J (11 April 2024). Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors in World War II (First ed.)...
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    Japanese fleet, in an offensive codenamed Operation Hailstone. A total of 50 ships were sunk, although many key Japanese warships had been relocated the...
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    USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback...
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    USS Heermann (DD-532) USS Helen (1813) USS Helen Baughman (SP-1292) USS Helen Euphane (SP-403) USS Helena (PG-9, CL-50, CL-113, CA-75, SSN-725) USS Helena...
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    USS San Francisco (CL/CA-38), a New Orleans-class cruiser, was the second ship of three of the United States Navy named after the city of San Francisco...
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  • 3 July 1951. USS Helena (CA-75) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 31 July 1951. USS Dextrous (AM-341)...
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