Helm file photo

USS Helm

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassBagley-class Destroyer
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard
Laid Down25 Sep 1935
Launched27 May 1937
Commissioned16 Oct 1937
Decommissioned26 Jun 1946
Displacement1500 tons standard; 2325 tons full
Length342 feet
Beam36 feet
Draft12 feet
MachineryTwo propellers
Power Output49000 SHP
Speed38 knots
Range6,500nm at 12 knots
Crew158
Armament4x5in, 4x50cal, 12x21in torpedo tubes, 2 depth charge racks

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USS Helm Operational Timeline

16 Oct 1937 Helm was commissioned into service.
26 Jun 1946 Helm was decommissioned from service.

Photographs

Plan view, aft, of destroyer Helm, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 25 Feb 1942Plan view, forward, of destroyer Helm, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 25 Feb 1942Helm off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 26 Feb 1942




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Visitor Submitted Comments

  1. Roger Settlemyer says:
    21 Oct 2007 09:54:11 PM

    My Father served on this ship during World War 2 1 Class Sonarman. He passed away in 1995.
  2. Nyal Moninger says:
    17 Nov 2009 08:24:37 PM

    My father Fred Moninger served on the Helm. He was a torpedoman 2c. I would welcome any correspondence regarding this ship or crew.
  3. Yvonne Giordano says:
    15 Jul 2010 11:12:43 PM

    My Father T.C. DuBose GMMC(went to be with the LORD 1987)always told us that the Helm was the ONLY ship underway during the Pearl Harbor attack but they could not use guns to return fire as the magazines were locked for "SECURITY". They could only rescue survivors.It always grieved him.

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Plan view, aft, of destroyer Helm, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 25 Feb 1942
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