Thank You Doug Graff--Comella for taking time to gather and copy these records.
(page created on 6 February 2016)

On 6 March 1943, The USS Helena CL-50 arrived in Sydney Australia, for an overhaul.
1609---Enter port and sweep channel
1707---Pilot on board
1801---Moor buoy #3 Jackson harbor Sydney, New South Wales. (NSW)

Four days later she was in the Sutherland Dry dock on Cockatoo Island and stayed there from 11-17 March 1943


Cockatoo Island today.


Cockatoo Island during WWII.
Read about Cockatoo Island--click HERE!

Then the ship steamed over to Pier #9 in Woolloomooloo Bay where it remained from 18-24 March1943.

CL-50

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