The Seattle Sea Fair 1954 Part one
by
Lee Coffman
Part two
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Lee M. Coffman September 26, 2004
DESCRIPTION OF THE U.S.S. HELENA (CA-75) BALTIMORE CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
Commissioned September 4, 1945
Displacement in tons----- | 13,600 |
Length----------------------- | 674 feet 11 in. |
Beam------------------------- | 70 feet 10 in. |
Draft------------------------- | 20 feet 6in. |
Complement (crew)------- | 1,142 |
Armament------------------ | 9 8 inch guns |
Armament------------------- | 12 5 inch guns |
Armament------------------ | 48 40mm AA guns* |
Armament------------------ | 22 20mm AA guns ** |
* These were replaced by 6 automatic 3 in gun turrets in 1953 |
** Thought to have been removed in early 1949 at the same time as the catapults were removed. |