OK This qualifies as rare!

[Gary Cain]

When you get down to where there is one known of something that qualifies as rare! This is the muzzle of an 8"/55 naval rifle taken from the USS Helena prior to her scrapping. To the best of our knowledge this is the only piece of her guns left.

[Gary Cain]

Another angle.

When you get down to where there is one known of something that qualifies as rare! This is the muzzle of an 8"/55 naval rifle taken from the USS Helena prior to her scrapping. To the best of our knowledge this is the only piece of her guns left.

[Serge M.]

Fantastic piece for a great display. Well Done!

-wagner-

[jay h]

thats coooool

[MikeP]

Are you planning to restore it?

[Gesundheit]

Nice piece, don't have to worry about it being a repro at least.


The part I don't get is the USS Helena was torpedoed and sunk in action in the south pacific, with heavy loss of life ,,, It was not scrapped.
Was there perhaps another USS Helena ?

Edit:

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana.

* USS Helena (PG-9) was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932

* USS Helena (CL-50) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1939 and saw heavy action in the Solomon Islands during World War II, ultimately being sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf

* USS Helena (CL-113), was a light cruiser canceled while under construction, in 1944

* USS Helena (CA-75) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1945, active in the Korean War, and decommissioned in 1963

* USS Helena (SSN-725) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1987 and currently in active service

So I'm guessing this was from USS Helena #4, or possibly #3.

[MauserKar98k]

It also qualifies as awesome!

Nice piece, don't have to worry about it being a repro at least.


The part I don't get is the USS Helena was torpedoed and sunk in action in the south pacific, with heavy loss of life ,,, It was not scrapped.
Was there perhaps another USS Helena ?

Edit:

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana.

* USS Helena (PG-9) was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932

* USS Helena (CL-50) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1939 and saw heavy action in the Solomon Islands during World War II, ultimately being sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf

* USS Helena (CL-113), was a light cruiser canceled while under construction, in 1944

* USS Helena (CA-75) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1945, active in the Korean War, and decommissioned in 1963

* USS Helena (SSN-725) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1987 and currently in active service

So I'm guessing this was from USS Helena #4, or possibly #3.

I don't want to make you look foolish, but it says that it's from CA-75 right on the plaque.

[Jeremy92]

Great piece!