Helena (CA 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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My name is HELENA and my heritage is proud. I cm a heavy cruiser my job is readiness. I was christened in ' 45, built to be a fighting ship, bearer of a famous seagoing name. I ' ve been around a long time seen many cruises, thousands of exer- cises and operations. My men come to me .... and leave ; the blood of my veins is thus ever- changing. I never know where the seasons will find me ; I can go almost anywhere the tides flow. Where the waters are troubled, I will be. Anywhere men threaten peace, I must ap- pear. My captains, my officers and my men have always taken good care of me. In return, I can brave the fiercest of storms; my guns can pound the shores from many miles at sea ; my winged missiles can deliver fantastically powerful weapons; I am the very symbol of strength. To some of my men, this is the first time in foreign waters ; to others, it marks the finale of a naval career. For me, it is my tenth voyage to the Far East. As with all cruises, we have had our trials, our sorrows, our joys. In the years to come, this book will be spread throughout our land. But the full story will live only in our memories memories of lessons learned about life.... and lives. Here is my story ....

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LC C.O QVA Depart Long Beach. .16 July 1958 Pearl Harbor 21-24 July Yokosuka 3-18 August Keelung 21-23 August Koohsiung 23-24 August BLckner Bay 1 September Keelung 5-6 September Keelung 9 September Buckner Bay 13 September Keelung 14 September Keelung 21 September Buckner Bay 27-29 September Keelung 2 October Subic Bay 5-9 October Bombay Reef 10 October Hong Kong 11 October Buckner Bay 16 October Yokosuka 19-21 October Yokosuka 26 October — 3 November Buckner Bay 5-6 November Buckner Bay 8-11 November Iwakuni 16-18 November Yokosuka 1 9-28 November Hong Kong 1-9 December Manila 12—14 December Keelung 15-17 December Yokosuka 20 December- 4 January 1959 Nagoya 5—6 January Osaka 7-9 January Kobe 9—12 January Kagoshimo 16—18 January Sosebo 1 8-20 January Moji 21-23 January Beppu 23-25 January Yokosuka 26 January — 4 February Long Beach 16 February x x i iN.