USS Helm

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Ship	USS Helm

Operated By Country	United States
Unit Type	Ship
Depicted In Image
Ship Class Image
Ship Class	USS Bagley
Ship Type	Destroyer

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	Abbreviation
	DD388

Units
	Operated By Country
	United States

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Laid Down YMD	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	On Slip	Fitting Out	Total Building	Life Year
	Norfolk Navy Yard	1935 Sep 25	1937 May 27	1937 Oct 16	1947 Jan 01	610day	142day	752day	9.21yr

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Commanded By	4) 3:Rank	5) 1: Details	6) 1: Depicted In Image
1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands	N	Carroll Chester E	Lieutenant Commander	Aim: To deny the area to the Japanese, in particular to stop the completion of the airfield on Guadalcanal and to remove the seaplane base on Tulagi. To use the area for further offensive operations in the Solomon Islands. Results: The Japanese were taken by surprise and the landing was almost unopposed. The final capture of the island took six months and much bitter fighting.
1942 08 09 0100 Surface Action First Battle Of Savo Island, Solomon Islands	N			The Japanese planned to engage the Allied warships then destroy the transports in a night attack. The Japanese approach was not detected and the Allied commanders were not expecting a night attack. The superb Japanese night fighting ability and their JPN 61cm type 93 long lance torpedoes resulted in the sinking of 4 Allied heavy cruisers. The Japanese withdrew without attacking the transports as the whereabouts of the American carriers was not known.

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