https://news.usni.org/2018/04/12/paul-allen-finds-cruiser-uss-helena
http://www.kxlh.com/story/37954692/wreckage-of-wwii-era-cruiser-uss-helena-discovered
https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipwreck-historic436235
https://imgur.com/gallery/8JsMz
Helena was sunk early in the morning of July 6, 1943, after being struck by three Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Kula Gulf. Allen’s team found the ship resting on the sea floor about 2,821 feet below the surface, in the New Georgia Sound off the coast of the Solomon Islands, according to a blog posted Wednesday to Allen’s website.
Helena had been engaged with Japanese forces since the first moments of U.S. involvement in WWII. Within minutes of the first Japanese bombs dropping on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Helena was struck by a lone torpedo that passed under a minelayer moored next to the cruiser, according to Naval History and Heritage Command.
We know from her Damage Report that Helena broke into three sections. The bow was blown off at about the forward edge of the B barbette, and apparently remained floating for at least twelve hours (blown off about 2 AM, still afloat in the afternoon). Thisdamage would not have been fatal. The remainder of the ship broke in half after two subsequent torpedo hits (the second exploding inside the hole created by the first), and the ship "slowly jack-knifed, hinging at about frame 82", breaking in half due to severe structural damage.
From the images released (not all of which are in this album), Paul Allen and his team have found the stern and middle sections of the ship, including a photo of either turret B or Q. These appear basically upright. I have seen nothing to suggest he found the missing bow, which likely rests several miles from the rest of the ship. I really want to see a sonar map of the site to see exactly how long each section is and how they are oriented on the seabed.
The 5"/38 here is difficult to place. It was probably on the port side given the angle of train (that's where the action was), but I can't tell if it's the forward or aft mount. I would also suspect that the elevation means the gun was firing star shells at the time.
I saw the thread in the sidebar and thought it was going to be "Wreck of USS Helena found by Paul Brothers, proceed to both dab infront of sunken warship"
I mean, just look at that card.
http://u.cubeupload.com//9OffXV.jpg
Nice, what is that? Slate on eggshell? Beautiful.
Paul Allen is on a roll with these discoveries.
I can't believe that kobalt prefers Paul Allen's card to mine.
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