USS Helena
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Four vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana.
- The first Helena (PG-9) was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932.
- The second Helena (CL-50) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1939 and in heavy action in the Solomon Islands during World War II, ultimately being sunk in the 1943 Battle of Kula Gulf.
- A light cruiser intended to be Helena (CL-113) was cancelled while under construction, in 1944.
- The third Helena (CA-75) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1945, active in the Korean War, and decommissioned in 1963.
- The fourth Helena (SSN-725) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1987 and on active service as of 2004.