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• 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)The third USS Helena (CA-75 received her name while building after the cancellation of CL-113; was launched at Bethlehem Steel Co. Quincy, Mass. 28 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Haytin, wife of the mayor of Helena, Montana; and commissioned 4 September 19 was a heavy cruiserA heavy cruiser is a type of large warship which originated during World War I, when Great Britain started to build new, more powerful class of cruiser, which entered service after the war. These first heavy cruisers were the British Hawkins class. The Wa commissioned in 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:, active in the Korean WarThe Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between communist North Korea and anti-communist South Korea. It was also a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The principal combatants were North and South Korea., and decommissioned in 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey.

• The fourth Helena (SSN-725)USS Helena (SSN-725 a Los Angeles class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Helena, Montana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on is a Los Angeles-classThe ''Los Angeles class attack submarines ( SSN) were the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and formed the bulk of the U. attack submarine force well into the 21st century. They were preceded by the Sturgeon class and nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1987 and on active service as of 2004.