USS Helena (CA-75)

USS Helena (CA-75)

The USS Helena (CA-75), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Helena, Montana. She was named Helena while building after the cancellation of CL-113.

Launched at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts on 28 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. John T. Haytin, wife of the mayor of Helena; and commissioned 4 September 1945, Captain Arthur Howard McCollum in command.