View an image of a beautiful SSN 725 coffee mug. First three pictures after the page loads. Recorded 23 July 2008.

Shipmate Lee Coffman has added two pictures to his "Boot Camp" story. Load the page and scroll down to see the pictures. Recorded 23 July 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book #229. Recorded 23 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 14 February 1954. Plan of the Day.
This original Plan is in bad condition. The front side was very dirty and had been stepped on.
Boot marks can be seen even after I cleaned it up. It also was typed with different boldness on some lines.
This completes the scanning and posting process of all Plans I have on hand as well as those donated to us. Recorded 20 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 16 January 1954. Plan of the Day. Recorded 20 July 2008.

Shipmate Charlie McClelland has sent us a partial menu from the OSMA cafe in the Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. Feb. 13, 1944.
Top two images when the page opens. Recorded 19 July 2008.

View two new cachets. One for the CA-75 and one for the SSN-725. Both are the top images when the pages open.Recorded 19 July 2008.

View our brand new Navy Flag. Recorded 19 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 14 January 1954 Plan of the Day. Recorded 19 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 11 January 1954 Plan of the Day. Recorded 18 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 19 December 1953 Plan of the Day. This plan has two pages. Recorded 17 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 25 December 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 16 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 18 December 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 15 July 2008.

View another USS Helena CL-50 envelope. This envelope donated by George Del Gaudio.
It is the top image and was mailed to your editor. Plans are to send it to the Museum in Helena, MT. Recorded 13 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 16 December 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 13 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 15 December 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 11 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 14 December 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 11 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 20 January 1954 Plan of the Day. Recorded 10 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 7 December 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 10 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 25 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 9 July 2008.

Read Shipmate Lee Coffman's story about his Navy Boot Camp days. Recorded 9 July 2008.

View the last 6 pictures copied from 8mm colored film, taken in 1954 - 1955. Recorded 8 July 2008.

We have found another USS Helena CL-50 envelope on eBay.
This envelope is from the USS Helena CL-50's Shake Down Cruise. Load the page and scroll to the bottom. Last envelope.
Note it is much the same as the envelope above. Recorded 8 July 2008.

Shipmate Charlie McClelland has sent us a picture of his buddy, Gilbert Clark. Third picture from the top. Recorded 8 July 2008.

We have found another USS Helena CL-50 envelope on eBay, first image. Recorded 8 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 24 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 4 July 2008.

We have a new SSN 725 Cachet. The first cachet on the page. Recorded 4 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 24 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 4 July 2008.

View 14 more pictures copied from 8mm colored film, taken in 1954 - 1955. Recorded 2 July 2008.

Shipmate Charlie McClelland of the CL-50 has sent us two new pictures.
A photo from the 1991 Helena Reunion. Top picture.
A picture of Charlie taken in 1945. Top picture. Recorded 1 July 2008.

Shipmate Warren Peverill of the CA-75 has an offer. To learn more, click HERE! Recorded 1 July 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 8 February 1954 Plan of the Day. Recorded 29 June 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 11 February 1954 Plan of the Day. Recorded 29 June 2008.

View two very small models. The CA-75 and the PG-9. Recorded 28 June 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 8 October 1954 Plan of the Day. Recorded 28 June 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 17 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 28 June 2008.

Our Home Page now has a button for the National Archives. For details, see the announcement. Recorded 27 June 2008.

We have 4 more pictures from Jim "Charlie" Rose. First 4 pictures after the page loads. Recorded 27 June 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book #227. Recorded 27 June 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 28 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 26 June 2008.

Found on eBay. Two old post cards from China. Mailed from the USS Helena PG-9 in 1913. Recorded 25 June 2008.

View 14 more pictures copied from 8mm colored film, taken in 1954 - 1955. Recorded 23 June 2008.

Lindy Coil Suchy, Al Coil's daughter would like to hear from anyone who knew him. Her email has been added on his web page. Recorded 21 June 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 22 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 21 June 2008.

75 shipmates. Does anyone remember Al Coil. He served on the USS Helena CA-75 in "B" Division during the early 1950s.
For pictures and details, please click HERE! Recorded 21 June 2008.

We have posted 14 more pictures copied from 8mm colored film, taken in 1954 - 1955. Recorded 20 June 2008.

View the USS Helena CA-75, 14 November 1953 Plan of the Day. Recorded 20 June 2008.

We have posted 14 more pictures copied from 8mm colored film, taken in 1954 - 1955. Recorded 19 June 2008.

Two USS Helena CL-50 poems. Recently found among Clifford Casey's memorabilia. Recorded 19 June 2008.

A new picture of USS Helena CL-50 survivors is posted. The third picture from the top. Recorded 19 June 2008.

We have 2 partial "Plans of the Day" for the USS HelenanCA-75. 24 Aug 50 and 28 Aug 50. Recorded 19 June 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book #226. Recorded 18 June 2008.

Attention USS Helena CL-50 shipmates! Does anyone remember GM2c Lee Young and/or S1c Jack Bernard? Both survived the sinking of the CL-50.
We have posted some information and pictures. Please click HERE. Recorded 14 June 2008.

We have posted 14 more pictures copied from 8mm colored film, taken in 1954 - 1955. Recorded 9 June 2008.

Front and back sides of the USS Helena CA-75 "Launching Guest" ticket are posted.
Load the page and scroll past the two pictures of the 75 being launched, to view the yellow colored ticket. Recorded 9 June 2008.

"The Daily Press News" dated 29 January 1955, one of the 75's Newspapers is posted. Recorded 8 June 2008.

Another issue of the USS Helena CA-75 newspaper, "The Look Out" is posted 15 November 1952.
The original issue of this paper was printed with a small size font. Hard to read. Our on-line-version is a little larger. Recorded 4 June 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book # 225. Recorded 4 June 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book # 224. Recorded 2 June 2008.

View converted 8mm movie frames to web page pictures. Quality? Could be better! Size? Small!
The movies were taken in 1954. After 54 years they are historical significant. Recorded 1 June 2008.

We have yet another lighter image for the CA-75. It is the gold colored lighter on the left. Recorded 31 May 2008.

View three pictures of the Dave Brouchoud Christmas TV interview. 1954 while Helena was in Subic Bay, Philippines. Recorded 30 May 2008.

View two pictures of a nice USS Helena CA-75 pin found on eBay. The top picture is a closeup of the pin.
The second picture is the pin (with paper backing) resting on one of my USS Helena caps. Recorded 30 May 2008.

We have another lighter image for the CA-75. Recorded 29 May 2008.

Reference 18 May 2008 below. Read the letter Mrs. Wenzel received from the Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, in 1944.
A newspaper clipping is included. Recorded 29 May 2008.

We have a new PG-9 Cachet. Recorded 28 May 2008.

Our USS Helena Organization is supporting the Fundraising effort of "The Montana Military Museum."
Details click HERE! Recorded 27 May 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book # 223. Recorded 25 May 2008.

All pictures of the USS Helena CA-75 model at Great Lakes are posted plus a few more. Recorded 24 May 2008.

21 pictures of the USS Helena CA-75 model are posted. To read a few details, click HERE. Recorded 23 May 2008.

Mr. John O'Gorden has asked us to include his phone numbers on our CA-75 Model page. This for anyone wishing to visit Great Lakes to see the model. Recorded 21 May 08.

View 4 pictures of a 12 foot model of the USS Helena CA-75. Located at Great Lakes, IL.
Your editor will be at Great Lakes tomorrow, 22 May 2008.
With camera in hand, I will take many more pictures of this beautiful model. Recorded 21 May 2008.

Shipmate Fred Wenzel survived the sinking of the USS Helena CL-50.
Did you know that Fred had eight (8) brothers all of whom served in the military during WWII?
To see pictures of Fred's brothers, click HERE. Recorded 18 May 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book # 222. Recorded 18 May 2008.

We have a new entry into our Guest Book # 221. I am unable to answer the chain question.
How about some help from the deck gangs? Recorded 14 May 2008.

We have posted two CA-75 launch pictures from the David Stiles Collection on our USS Helena CA-75 Launching Page. Recorded 14 May 2008.

The process of posting pictures to the David Stiles collection continues. We have over 100 pictures from the DVD saved.
This represents less than half of the total photos available. Recorded 14 May 2008.

In early May 2008, Shipmate Charlie McClelland of the USS Helena CL-50, was asked to tell his story to a high school history class in Warsaw, IN.
Very good Charlie!! Recorded 13 May 2008.

The first 18 pages from our 1951 USS Helena CA-75 Cruise Book are posted. Recorded 7 May 2008.

View both sides of a new CA-75 post card. Recorded 6 May 2008

Thanks to Shipmate Al Thurber for offering a better name for our new Home Page button. The button was called "Work in Progress". It is now called "Future Projects.
Al served on the USS Helena CA-75 in 1956, in the OR Division. Recorded 5 May 2008.

Another image of a CA-75 lighter is posted. First image when the page opens. Recorded 4 May 2008.

The David Stiles Collection is up and running with many more pictures to be posted. Recorded 4 May 2008.

The Jim Rose collection is complete.
Two page are posted to the collection. Page 7 and Page 8. Recorded 4 May 2008.

A new button has been added to our home page and is called "Work in Progress". It is located to the right of the "What's New" button.
This page will give viewers an idea of work upcoming. Recorded 4 May 2008

The Jim "Charlie" Rose Collection, page 6 is also up and running.
Also, some minor changes to page 5. Recorded 2 May 2008.

Did you know that there was another Helena at the same time as the FG9? Here's the story of the SP-24 Helena 1.

From: Dictionary of American Fighting Ships

Helena I

(SP - 24: dp. 9; l. 43'; b. 10'; dr. 3'; s. 10 k.; a. 1 mg.)

Helena I, a wooden motor yacht, was built in 1906 by Van Sant Brothers, of Port Republic, N.J., and acquired by the Navy from Dr. W. G. Hall, Trenton, N.J., in May 1917. Assigned to the 7th Naval District, she was taken to Key West, Fla., and commissioned there 7 September 1917, Otis Curry, QM 2/c in command.

Helena I operated as a harbor and coastal patrol boat in the vicinity of Key West until being decommissioned and sold 27 August 1919. Before she could be delivered to her new owner, however, the boat was wrecked 11 September 1919 in a hurricane, and was stricken from the Navy List 4 October 1919.

Transcribed by Yves HUBERT (hubertypc@aol.com)