
Caption | Bagley-class destroyers Blue and Helm on 27 May 1937, the date of their launching, in Drydock #2 at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
Identification Code | NH61903 / 19-N-18066 | ||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
Added Date | 5 Sep 2020 | ||||||||
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5 Sep 2020 06:53:57 PM
Note that Helm’s main 5”/38 gun turrets have not yet been mounted.
Blue and Helm would be side-by-side again in Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 Dec 1941, except that Helm would cast off before the attack began.