USS Helena (CL-113)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Helena.
Career
Name: USS Helena
Namesake: Helena, Montana
Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corp.
Camden, New Jersey
(planned)
Status: Construction cancelled 5 October 1944
Class and type: Fargo-class light cruiser

USS Helena (CL-113) was a planned Fargo-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. The Helena was to be built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. in Camden, New Jersey. Due to labor problems and interference with the construction of other ships, including the Worcester-class light cruisers, the Helena was cancelled on 5 October 1944 before being laid down.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Gardiner, Robert (1980), Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, p. 120, http://books.google.com/books?id=bJBMBvyQ83EC 
  2. ^ Toppan, Andrew (24 April 2000) "US Cruisers List: US Light/Heavy/AntiAircraft Cruisers, Part 2." Haze Gray & Underway http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/cruisers/ca-cl2.htm. Retrieved 2 July 2010. 

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