U.S.S. Helena (1896)
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U.S.S. Helena (1896) | |
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Hull Number: | PG-9 |
Builder: | Newport News[1] |
Ordered: | Act of 2 March, 1893[2] |
Laid down: | 11 Oct, 1894[3] |
Launched: | 30 Jan, 1896[4] |
Commissioned: | 8 Jul, 1897[5] |
Decommissioned: | 27 May, 1932[6] |
Stricken: | 27 May, 1932[7] |
Sold: | 7 Jul, 1932[8] |
Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Helena was one of two Wilmington Class gunboats completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Captains
- Commander William T. Swinburne, 7 July, 1897[9]
- Commander Edwin K. Moore, 7 August, 1899[10]
- Commander Frank E. Sawyer, 8 August, 1903[11]
- Commander James C. Gillmore, 16 August, 1905[12] – 25 July, 19007[Inference]
- Commander Richard M. Hughes, 25 July, 1907[13]
- Commander William C. Cole, 1 February, 1913[14]
- Commander William D. Brotherton, before 1916[15]
- Commander Arthur St. C. Smith, before 1917[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 165.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 167.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 167.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 167.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
Bibliography
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