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CL-50 Helena
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Brooklyn 1936/12/09
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1938/08/28 1939/12/14 1943/07/06
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SC, SG radars
Camouflage: 41: Ms 11, 42-43: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Cru/CruDiv9 disable(torpedo) P.H.   114 
41/12/24 41/12/29     TU with St. Louis, Raleigh, Waters - sail P.H. > San Francisco   66 
42/01       MINY - repairs, overhaul  
42/08/18 42/08/22     escort Long Island with VMF-223,VMSB-232 to launch for Henderson Field   70  66 
42/09/08 42/09/15   18     66 
42/09/15       lifeguard from Wasp  
42/10/07 42/10/11   64.2 xEsper  
42/10/15 42/10/29   64 xSCruz   66 
42/10/31 42/11/08   65.4 Guadalcanal reinforcement   81 
42/11/08 42/11/14   67.4 xGuadal - damaged (4 14in, 1 5in shells) - 1 KIA, 9 WIA   104 
42/11/11     67.4 shell Guadalcanal - Marine Corps fire support  
43/01/04 43/01/05   67.2 shell Munda  
43/01/23     67 shell Munda  
43/02/11       floatplane shared (with Fletcher) in sinking I-18   66 
43/02/2? 43/03/2?     Sydney - overhaul   66 
43/04/04 43/04/07   18 Slot sweep   66 
43/06/26 43/06/29 Toena 36.1    
43/06/29 43/07 Cartwh 36.1    
43/07/05 43/07/06   36.1 xKula -sunk(3 Type 93 torpedoes from Suzukaze and Tanikaze) - 168 KIA, MIA   66  104 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07-46S, 157-11E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars, NUC (1st ship to recieve)
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