Definitions for "USS Helena"
Keywords:  helena, navy, montana, cruiser, gunboat
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana.
USS Helena (CL-50) was a St. Louis-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and subsequently active in the Pacific War until she was sunk at the battle of Kula Gulf in 1943.
The third USS Helena (CA-75), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Helena, Montana. She was named Helena while building after the cancellation of CL-113.