USS Helena (CL-50) - USS Helena (CL-50)

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USS Helena 1940 yilda
Tarix
Qo'shma Shtatlar
Ism:Helena
Ism egasi:Shahar Xelena, Montana
Quruvchi:Nyu-York dengiz kemasozligi, Bruklin, Nyu-York
Yotgan:1936 yil 9-dekabr
Ishga tushirildi:1938 yil 27-avgust
Buyurtma qilingan:1939 yil 18-sentyabr
Taqdir:Cho'kib ketgan, Kula ko'rfazidagi jang, 1943 yil 6-iyul
Umumiy xususiyatlar (qurilganidek)
Sinf va turi:Bruklin- sinf engil kreyser
Ko'chirish:
Uzunlik:(185.52 m) 608 fut 8 dyuym
Nur:61 fut 5 dyuym (18,72 m)
Qoralama:
  • 19 ft 10 dyuym (6.05 m) (o'rtacha)
  • 24 fut (7,3 m) (maksimal)
O'rnatilgan quvvat:
Harakatlanish:
Tezlik:32.5 kn (60,2 km / soat; 37,4 milya)
To'ldiruvchi:888 ofitser va harbiy xizmatga jalb qilingan erkaklar
Qurollanish:
Zirh:
Samolyotlar:4 × SOC Seagull suzuvchi samolyotlar
Aviatsiya vositalari:2 × qattiq katapultalar
Umumiy tavsiflar (1942 yil)
Sensor va
ishlov berish tizimlari:
Qurollanish:

USS Helena (CL-50) edi a Bruklin- sinf engil kreyser uchun qurilgan Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari dengiz kuchlari 1930 yillarning oxirlarida to'qqizinchi va oxirgi a'zosi sinf. The Bruklincheklovlari ostida AQSh dengiz kuchlari tomonidan qurilgan birinchi zamonaviy yengil kreyserlar bo'lgan London dengiz shartnomasi va ular yaponlarga qarshi turish uchun mo'ljallangan edi Mogami sinf; Shunday qilib, ular o'n besh dyuymli (150 mm) qurollarning batareyasini, xuddi shu qurol qurolini olib yurishgan Mogamis. Helena va uning singlisi Sent-Luis bilan ozgina o'zgartirilgan dizayni bilan qurilgan mashinalarning birlik tizimi va takomillashtirilgan zenit batareyasi. 1939 yil oxirida tugatilgan, Helena Kariyerasining dastlabki ikki yilini tinchlik davridagi mashg'ulotlarda o'tkazdi, bu esa Qo'shma Shtatlar va Yaponiya 1941 yilga kelib ko'paygan. U torpedada bo'lgan Perl-Harborga hujum 1941 yil dekabrda va 1942 yil boshida ta'mirlanib, modernizatsiya qilingan.

Xizmatga qaytgandan so'ng, Helena da ishtirok etgan kuchlarga tayinlangan Guadalkanal kampaniyasi Tinch okeanining janubida. U erda u 1942 yil oktyabr va noyabr oylarida yapon kemalari bilan ikkita yirik tungi janglarda qatnashgan. Birinchisi Cape Esperance jangi 11 oktyabrdan 12 oktyabrga o'tar kechasi, Yaponiyaning mag'lubiyatiga olib keldi, bilan Helena's tez olovli 6 dyuymli batareyani cho'ktirishga yordam beradi og'ir kreyser va a qiruvchi. Ikkinchi, birinchi kecha Gvadalkanaldagi dengiz urushi 13-noyabrning dastlabki soatlarida yaponlarga nisbatan xuddi shunday mag'lubiyat ko'rildi; yana, Helena'Yaponiyaning tezkor otishmasi ikkitani o'z ichiga olgan tezkor guruhni bosib olishga yordam berdi tezkor kemalar, ulardan biri amerikaliklarning kuchli olovidan nogiron bo'lib, ertasi kuni cho'kib ketgan. Helena harakat paytida esminetsni cho'ktirdi va boshqalarga zarar etkazdi, ammo nisbatan yarador bo'lmagan holda paydo bo'ldi. Tinch okeanining janubidagi safari davomida u shuningdek, etkazib berish va qo'shimcha vositalarni olib ketadigan konvoylarni kuzatib bordi Dengiz piyodalari kurashmoq Gvadalkanal Yaponiyaning orol va boshqa joylaridagi pozitsiyalarini bombardimon qildi Solomons.

1943 yil boshida Amerikaning Guadalkanaldagi g'alabasidan so'ng, Ittifoqdosh kuchlar Sulaymon zanjiri bo'ylab oldinga siljish uchun tayyorgarlikni boshladilar Yangi Jorjiya. Helena 1943 yil o'rtalariga qadar orolda bir qator tayyorgarlik hujumlarida qatnashdi va amfibiya hujumi bilan yakunlandi. Kula ko'rfazi 5 iyulda. Ertasi kuni kechqurun Yaponiyaning kuchaytirish eskadrilyasini ushlab olishga urinish paytida Helena torpedoed va ichida cho'kib ketgan Kula ko'rfazidagi jang. Uning ekipajining aksariyati bir necha esminets tomonidan olib ketilgan va bir guruh ertasi kuni evakuatsiya qilingan Yangi Jorjia shtatiga kelib tushgan, ammo yuzdan ortig'i ikki kun dengizda qolib, oxir-oqibat yaponlar tomonidan ishg'ol qilingan erga aylangan. Vella Lavella. U erda ular Solomon Islanders va a. Tomonidan yapon patrullaridan yashiringan sohil kuzatuvchisi 15 dan 16 iyulga o'tar kechasi evakuatsiya qilinishidan oldin. Helena'halokat 2018 yilda joylashgan Pol Allen.

Dizayn

Asosiy maqola: Bruklin sinfidagi kreyser
Helena uni ishga tushirish marosimida

Katta dengiz kuchlari muzokara olib borgan sari London dengiz shartnomasi 1930 yilda, qurilishini cheklovchi qoidani o'z ichiga olgan og'ir kreyserlar 8 dyuymli (200 mm) qurollar bilan qurollangan Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari dengiz dizaynerlari a ko'chirish 10000 bilan cheklangan uzoq tonnalar (10,160 t ), qurollari 150 mm bo'lgan qurollar bilan yaxshi himoyalangan kemani qurish mumkin edi. Shuningdek, dizaynerlar nazarda tutishicha ancha yuqori yong'in darajasi kichikroq qurollardan o'n ikkitasi qurol bilan jihozlangan kemaga sakkizta 8 dyuymli qurol bilan qurollangan birini engib o'tishga imkon beradi. Loyihalash jarayonida Bruklin sinf, shartnoma imzolangandan so'ng darhol boshlangan, AQSh dengiz kuchlari Yaponiya kreyserlarining navbatdagi klassi Mogami sinf bilan qurollangan bo'lar edi asosiy batareya o'n dyuymli 6 dyuymli quroldan iborat bo'lib, ularni xuddi shu miqdordagi qurolni olishga undashadi Bruklins. Dastlabki dizayndagi etti kemani qurgandan so'ng, qo'shimcha o'zgarishlar, xususan, harakatlantiruvchi mexanizmlar va ikkilamchi batareya, natijada Sent-Luis pastki sinf Helena ikkinchi a'zosi edi.[1][2]

Helena 607 fut 4.125 dyuym (185 m) edi umuman olganda va edi nur (18,783 m) ning 61 fut 7,5 va a qoralama 22 fut 9 dyuym (6.93 m). U standart siljish 10000 tonnani (10.160 tonnani) tashkil etdi va 12207 tonnagacha (12.403 tonnani) tashkil etdi to'liq yuk. Kema to'rt kishidan iborat edi Parsons bug 'turbinalari, har biri sakkizta yonilg'i bilan ta'minlangan bug 'yordamida bitta pervanel milini harakatga keltiradi Babcock va Wilcox qozonlari. Dan farqli o'laroq Bruklinikkalasi Sent-Luis- sinf kreyserlari o'zlarining texnikalarini birlik tizimi, o'zgaruvchan qozon va dvigatel xonalari. 100000 baholangan mil ot kuchi (75,000 kVt ), turbinalar eng yuqori tezlikni 32,5 ga etkazish uchun mo'ljallangan edi tugunlar (60,2 km / soat; 37,4 milya). Kema 10000 kruiz oralig'iga ega edi dengiz millari (18,520 km; 11,510 mil) 15 tugun tezlikda (28 km / soat; 17 milya). U to'rttasini ko'targan Curtiss SOC Seagull suzuvchi samolyotlar er-xotin tomonidan boshlangan havo razvedkasi uchun samolyot katapultalari unga xayol. Uning ekipaji 52 zobit va 836 nafar askarni tashkil etdi.[2][3][4]

Kema o'n beshta asosiy batareya bilan qurollangan 6 dyuymli / 47 kalibrli 16 ta qurol[a] beshda 3-qurol minoralari markaziy chiziqda. Uchtasi oldinga, ikkitasi a ga joylashtirilgan superfiring juftligi oldinga qarab, uchinchisi to'g'ridan-to'g'ri orqaga qarab; qolgan ikkita minoralar orqada joylashgan yuqori qurilish boshqa superfiring juftligida. Ikkilamchi akkumulyator sakkiztadan iborat edi 5 dyuym (127 mm) / 38 kalibrli ikki tomonlama qurol egizak minoralarga o'rnatiladi, ikkala tomonida bitta minoraga ega qasr minorasi va orqadagi yuqori qurilishning ikkala tomonidagi boshqa juftlik. Loyihalashtirilganidek, kema sakkizta (13 mm) quroldan iborat sakkizta zenit (AA) batareyasi bilan jihozlangan, ammo uning zenit batareyasi uning faoliyati davomida qayta ko'rib chiqilgan. Kema belbog 'zirhi .625 dyuymli (15,9 mm) qatlamda 5 dyuymdan (130 mm) iborat maxsus ishlov berish po'lati va uning pastki zirhi 51 dyuym qalinlikda edi. Asosiy batareyalar minoralari 6,5 dyuymli (170 mm) yuzlar bilan himoyalangan va ular qo'llab-quvvatlangan barbetlar 6 dyuym qalinligi. Helena'Konning minorasi 5 dyuymli tomonlarga ega edi.[2][3][4]

O'zgarishlar

Kemadagi urushdan oldingi asosiy o'zgarishlar uning zenit batareyasi atrofida aylandi: 1941 yilda dengiz floti har bir a'zosi qaror qildi Bruklin sinfga to'rtta 1.1 (28 mm) zenit qurollari o'rnatilgan bo'lishi kerak edi, ammo qurollar etishmayotgan edi va Helena 1941 yil noyabr oyigacha uning 1.1-dan birini qurol bilan olgan yagona sinf a'zosi edi. Qurol Helena qabul qilingan .50 kaltsiylik qurollar uchun tog'larga joylashtirildi, ular turli xil otish joylariga ko'chirilishi mumkin bo'lgan g'ildirakli aravachalarga o'tkazildi.[5][6]

Kema 1942 yilda yaponlarga etkazilgan zarar natijasida rekonstruksiya qilingan Perl-Harborga hujum 1941 yil 7-dekabrda SG sirtni qidirish radar, SC havo qidirish radar va FC va FD yong'inni nazorat qiluvchi radar uning asosiy va ikkinchi darajali batareyalari uchun to'plamlar, sakkizta yangi zenit batareyasi bilan birga o'rnatildi 20 mm (0,79 dyuym) Oerlikon to'p va o'n oltita 40 mm (1,6 dyuym) Bofors to'rtburchak tog'dagi qurollar va har bir Bofors tog'i uchun rejissyor.[7][8] Uni qurollantirish uchun uning 1.1 qurollari olib tashlandi singil kemalar Honolulu va Feniks. Kema zirhli burilish minorasi atrofni yaxshi ko'rishga xalaqit bergan edi, shuning uchun u olib tashlandi va ochiq ko'prik uning o'rniga o'rnatildi.[5][9] Bundan tashqari, minorani olib tashlash orqali erishilgan vaznni tejash katta zenit batareyasidan ortib ketgan og'irlikni qoplashga yordam berdi.[10] Conning minorasi, shuningdek, bir nechtasining minorasi Bruklin1942 yilda ham tiklangan sinf kreyserlari keyinchalik Perl-Harborda cho'kib ketgan qayta tiklangan jangovar kemalarga o'rnatildi.[11]

Xizmat tarixi

Helena 1940 yilda

Qurilish va dastlabki martaba

AQSh dengiz kuchlari ushbu shartnomani imzoladilar Helena uchun Nyu-York dengiz floti hovlisi 1935 yil 9 sentyabrda va keel chunki yangi kema edi yotqizilgan 1936 yil 9-dekabrda. U tugalladi korpus edi ishga tushirildi 1938 yil 28-avgustda va tugatgandan so'ng jihozlangan, u ... edi foydalanishga topshirildi 1939 yil 14-dekabrda parkga.[2][12] Ikkinchi jahon urushi o'sha yilning sentyabr oyida Evropada boshlangan edi, ammo hozircha Qo'shma Shtatlar betaraf bo'lib qoldi. Xizmatga kirgandan so'ng, kema band bo'lgan dengiz sinovlari va dastlabki mashg'ulotlar olib bordi va u asosiy yo'nalishni boshladi shakedown kruiz chet elda, 27-dekabr kuni Janubiy Amerika suvlariga jo'nab ketdi. U ichkariga kirdi Guantanamo qamoqxonasi, Amerikaga ijaraga olingan Kubadagi harbiy-dengiz bazasi, kirib kelishidan oldin Buenos-Ayres, Argentina, 1940 yil 22-yanvarda; u erdan, u davom etdi Montevideo, Urugvay, 29 yanvar. Oxirgi portda ekipaj Germaniyaning og'ir kreyserining qoldiqlarini tekshirdi Admiral Graf Spi bu yaqinda bo'lgan chayqalib keyin Daryo plitasining jangi oldingi oy. Helena fevral oyining o'rtalarida yana AQShga qaytib, yana Guantanamo qamoqxonasidan o'tib, yo'lda davom etdi. Qaytib kelganidan keyin u edi quruq joylashtirilgan 2 martdan 14 iyulgacha ta'mirlash uchun.[12][13]

U sentyabrga qadar keyingi bir necha oy davomida mashqlar mashqlarida va dengiz sinovlarida qatnashdi Tinch okean floti. U orqali o'tdi Panama kanali oyning oxiriga kelib, kirib keldi San-Pedro, Kaliforniya, 3 oktyabr kuni. U erdan u davom etdi Pearl Harbor, Gavayi 21 oktabrda u erga etib boradigan parkning qolgan qismiga qo'shilish. Keyingi yil davomida flot o'z vaqtini mashqlar mashqlari va o'q otish mashqlarini o'tkazishga sarf qildi, chunki Yaponiya bilan ziddiyatlar ikkinchi darajaga ko'tarildi. Xitoyga qarshi urush.[14] Ushbu davrda, 1941 yil 14-iyuldan 16-sentyabrgacha, kema texnik xizmat ko'rsatish uchun quruq joyga o'rnatildi Mare Island dengiz kemasozligi yilda Kaliforniya; aynan shu davrda kema uning 1,1 dyuymli qurolini oldi.[15] Helena 1941 yil dekabr oyida yana bir davriy texnik xizmat ko'rsatish uchun quritilgan bo'lishi kerak edi va port bilan bog'langan edi minelayer Oglala kemasozlik zavodida o'z navbatini kutib, 6 dekabrda yonma-yon bog'langan. Kemalar, odatda, jangovar kema uchun ajratilgan to'shakda bog'langan Pensilvaniya, hozirda quruq dokda bo'lgan. Kema komandiri o'sha paytda kapitan edi Robert Genri inglizcha.[14][16]

Ikkinchi jahon urushi

Pearl Harbor-ga hujum

Asosiy maqola: Pearl Harbor-ga hujum
Helena (markazda chapda) hujumdan keyin 1010 dock-da; Oglala u ag'darilib ketgan joydan tortib olingan. Yonayotgan esminetslardan tutun bulutlari Kassin va Downs narigi masofada ko'tarilish Helena, jangovar kemadan bo'lganlar Nevada o'ng tomonda ko'rinadi. Dengiz kemasi Kaliforniya kamondan pastga tushgan, ammo hali cho'kmagan.

7-dekabr kuni ertalab yaponlar o'zlarining qirq birinchi to'lqini bilan Amerika flotiga kutilmagan hujumini boshlashdi Nakajima B5N torpedo bombardimonchilari, ellik bir Aichi D3A sho'ng'in bombardimonchilari va qirq uch kishining hamrohligida ellikta yuqori darajadagi B5N bombardimonchilari Mitsubishi A6M Zero jangchilar.[17] Yaponlar kutishdi Pensilvaniya uning normal yotar joyida bo'lish. Soat 07:55 da boshlangan hujumdan uch daqiqa o'tgach, B5N torpedo bombardimonchisi uchuvchisi jangovar kema bo'lishi kutilgan joyga torpedasini tashladi. Torpedo ostidan o'tib ketdi Oglala va qarshi portladi Helena's hull starboard yon, deyarli sharoitlar. Portlash korpusidagi teshikni yirtib tashladi, u dvigatel va qozonxonalarni suv bosdi, asosiy va qo'shimcha qurollarning simlarini uzdi. Kema ekipaji o'zlarining jangovar stantsiyalariga yugurdilar va torpedo urilganidan ikki minut o'tgach, zaxira oldingi dizel generatori ishga tushirildi va qurolga kuchini tikladi.[16][18] Oglala kamroq baxtli edi Helena, chunki portlash ta'siri minelayer ustidagi korpus plitalarini bo'shatib, uni ag'darib yuborgan.[19]

Birinchi uchuvchi quyosh nurlari bilan yoritilgan ikkita kemaning ustma-ust siluetlarini yanglishdi. Pensilvaniya. Ikkinchi torpedo bombardimonchisi 600 yd (550 m) gacha yopildi Helena va Oglala uchuvchi birinchi uchuvchining xatosini anglaganda, uning hujumini yugurib chiqib, yana ikkita uchuvchini xuddi shunday qilishga majbur qildi. Yana to'rtta uchuvchi o'z hujumlarini bostirgan, ammo ularning barcha torpedalari o'tkazib yuborilgan; bu vaqtga kelib, kema zenit qurollari yapon hujumchilarini jalb qila boshladi va bombardimonchilardan birini ideal uchirish pozitsiyasiga yetguncha torpedosini tashlashga majbur qildi. Torpedalardan biri keng chiqib ketdi va a ni urdi transformator Qolgan uch kishi chuqur yugurib, o'zlarini portning tagiga singdirishdi.[20] Ushbu hujumlar paytida jangchilardan biri kemani tuzatib, ozgina zarar etkazdi.[21]

Birinchi to'lqin hujumlarni boshlagan bir vaqtda, yaponlar samolyot tashuvchilar sakson bitta sho'ng'in bombasi, ellik to'rtta yuqori darajadagi bombardimonchi va o'ttiz oltita jangchidan iborat ikkinchi to'lqinni ishga tushirdi.[17] Sifatida Helena'zenit qurollari ishga tushdi, ular ikkinchi zarba to'lqinining boshqa hujumlarini oldini olishga yordam berishdi, boshqa odamlar esa kemadagi suv o'tkazmaydigan lyuklarni yopib suv toshqinlarini nazorat qilish uchun harakat qilishdi.[16][18] Kuchli zenit yong'inlari bir nechta yapon bombardimonchi samolyotlarining maqsadlarini buzgan deb hisoblangan, ular kemani taxminiy to'rtta missiya bilan urolmagan. Ulardan bittasi iskala urdi, qolgan uchtasi uning dengiz sathidagi suvga tushdi.[21]

Helena's zenit batareyasi hujum paytida kuchli yong'inni ta'minladi; u 5 dyuymli quroldan taxminan 375 ta snaryad, 1,1 dyuymli quroldan taxminan 3000 ta o'q va .50-kalradan taxminan 5000 ta o'q uzdi. qurol.[21] U oltita yapon samolyotini urib tushirgan,[9] reydda tushgan jami yigirma to'qqizta samolyotdan.[17] Dastlabki hujumda 26 kishi halok bo'ldi, yana besh kishi jarohatlardan vafot etdi, yana oltmish olti kishi jarohat olishdi, ammo sog'ayib ketishdi. Yo'qotilganlarning katta qismi torpedo zarbasi natijasida, qolgan qismi esa yaqin masofadagi bomba parchalari tufayli.[21]

Hujumdan ikki kun o'tgach, Helena Perl-Harbor shahridagi 2-sonli quruq dokga ko'chib o'tib, unga qaytib kelish uchun ruxsat berish uchun tekshirish va vaqtincha ta'mirlash ishlari olib borildi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlarining g'arbiy qirg'og'i. 31 dekabr kuni torpedo teshigiga po'lat plitalar payvandlangan. Helena qayta suzib o'tdi. U 1942 yil 5-yanvarda Kaliforniyaga ketayotgan konvoy bilan birga Mare oroliga doimiy ta'mirlash va o'zgartirishlar uchun kirishdi. Kema 13-yanvar kuni kemasozlik zavodiga etib keldi va olti kundan keyin quruqqa o'rnatildi. Ta'mirlash ishlari 4 iyulga qadar yakunlandi, dastlabki dengiz sinovlari 3-4 iyul kunlari bo'lib o'tdi; faqat ishlab chiqaruvchidan yo'lda bo'lgan 40 mm qurollar uchun rejissyorlar o'rnatilishi kerak edi. Ko'p o'tmay rejissyorlar etib kelishdi va 10 iyulda tayinlanishdi. Helena keyin 15 iyulgacha davom etgan qisqa mashg'ulotlarni o'tkazdi, keyin u SG radarini o'rnatish uchun Mare oroliga qaytib keldi.[7] U o'sha oyning o'zida San-Frantsiskoga ko'chib o'tib, Mare orolidan jo'nab ketdi va u erda Tinch okeanining janubiga boradigan oltita transportga qo'shildi. Transportlar kontingentini tashiydilar Dengiz dengizlari ga Espiritu-Santu. U yerda, Helena Task Force (TF) 64 ga qo'shildi, keyin atrofdagi janglar paytida Gvadalkanal.[16][22][23]

Guadalkanal kampaniyasi

Helena 1942 yil 1-iyulda, Mare orolidan tashqarida
Asosiy maqola: Guadalkanal kampaniyasi

Keyingi ikki oy davomida, Helena TF 64 ning qolgan qismi qoplama armaturasi bilan band edi konvoylar qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun Dengiz piyodalari Gvadalkanalda jang qilish va ushbu hududdagi jangovar guruhlarni kuzatib borish. Esa Helena tashuvchi bilan ishlaydi Wasp 15 sentyabr kuni Yaponiya suvosti kemasi flotga hujum qildi va urdi Wasp o'limga olib keladigan shikast etkazadigan uchta torpedo bilan. Helena tirik qolgan to'rt yuz odamni olib ketishdi Wasp va ularni Espiritu Santuga qaytarib olib borishdi. Ko'p o'tmay, kapitan Gilbert C. Guvver kemaga ingliz tilini almashtirish uchun kelgan.[16][24] Bu vaqtga kelib, tezkor guruh tarkibiga kirdi Helena, uning singlisi kemasi Boise, og'ir kreyserlar San-Fransisko va Solt Leyk-Siti va yo'q qiluvchilar Farenxolt, Dunkan, Byukenen, Makkalla va Laffey.[25]

Keyingi Matanikau bo'ylab harakatlar sentyabrning oxiri va oktyabr oyining boshlarida orolga qo'shimcha kuchlarni yuborish to'g'risida qaror qabul qilindi va shu sababli 164-piyoda polki ning Amerika bo'limi juftiga tushdi halokat transporti vositalari; TF 64 kemalarni yaqin eskort bilan ta'minlab, ularni g'arbga yapon qo'shinlari to'sib qo'ymasliklari uchun saralab qo'ydi. Bu vaqtga kelib, birlik tomonidan buyruq berildi Kontr-admiral (RADM) Norman Skott, operatsiyaga kirishishdan oldin 8 oktyabr kuni kemalari bilan bir kecha jang amaliyotini o'tkazgan. Kemalar janubga, asosan Yaponiyaning samolyotlari tashqarisida patrullik qilishgan Rabaul 9 va 10 oktyabr kunlari va har kuni soat 12:00 da Skott kemalarini shimol tomonga olib bordi Rennell oroli, ular qaerga etib borishlari mumkin edi Savo oroli agar u havo orqali aniqlangan bo'lsa, Yaponiya eskadrilarini blokirovka qilish. 11-oktabr kuni Amerika havo razvedkasi orolga qarab o'zlarining qo'shimcha kuchlarini olib ketayotgan yapon kemalarini aniqladilar va Skott ularni ushlab olishga harakat qildi.[26]

Cape Esperance jangi
Gotu va Jojima kuchlarining jang paytida harakatlarini aks ettiruvchi xarita. Savo oroli bo'ylab ochilgan kulrang chiziq Gotoning bombardimon missiyasiga rejalashtirilgan yaqinlashishi va chiqish yo'lini tasvirlaydi. Xatsuyuki kabi noto'g'ri aniqlangan Murakumo.
Asosiy maqola: Cape Esperance jangi

Skottga noma'lum bo'lgan yaponlar Gvadalkanaldagi Amerika garnizonini bombardimon qilish uchun bir guruh kreyser va esminets yuborgan; kontr-admiral tomonidan boshqariladigan ushbu birlik Aritomo bor, og'ir kreyserlardan tashkil topgan Aoba, Kinugasa va Furutaka va yo'q qiluvchilar Fubuki va Xatsuyuki. Ikki otryadning janubiy qismida zulmatda bir-biriga yaqinlashganda uyasi 11 oktyabr soat 22:00 dan sal oldin to'rtta Amerika kreyserlaridan uchtasi suzuvchi samolyotlarini uchirishdi, ammo Helena Skottdan bortida ko'rsatma olmagan flagman San-Fransiskova shuning uchun uning ekipaji jang paytida yong'in xavfini kamaytirish uchun samolyotni bortga tashlagan. 22: 23-ga kelib, Amerika kemalari o'zlarini tartibda bir qatorga joylashtirdilar Farenxolt, Dunkan, Laffey, San-Fransisko, Boise, Solt Leyk-Siti, Helena, Byukenenva Makkalla; bu shunga qaramay edi Helena va Boise ikkalasida ham SG radarlari bor edi, bu boshqa kemalar olib yuradigan SC to'plamlariga qaraganda ancha samarali edi.[27][28] Har bir kema orasidagi masofa 500-700 yd (460 dan 640 m) gacha bo'lgan. Ko'rinishi yomon edi, chunki oy allaqachon botgan, yo'qni qoldirmagan atrof-muhit yorug'ligi va ko'rinadigan dengiz yo'q ufq.[29][30]

Helena's radar operatorlari 23:32 da o'z pozitsiyalarini 27,700 yd (25,300 m) deb belgilab, 23:25 da yaqinlashib kelayotgan yapon eskadronini olishdi. Ko'p o'tmay Helena Dastlab yaponlarni aniqlagan Skot o'z kemalarining harakatini o'zgartirib, janubi-g'arbiy tomon bug 'chiqayotgan edi, chunki Gotening kemalari Skottning yo'nalishiga perpendikulyar ravishda bug'langandi. Bu amerikalik eskadronni holatiga keltirishi mumkin edi Tni kesib o'tish Yaponiya shakllanishidan. Zobitlar Helena Skott o'z yo'nalishini o'zgartirishi asosida aloqalardan xabardor deb taxmin qildi. 23:45 ga kelib, Amerika flagmanining qurol-yarog 'radarlari yaponlarni atigi 5000 yd (4600 m) oralig'ida aniqladi, buni tasdiqladi izlovchilar Amerika kemalarida. Gover Skottdan o't ochish uchun ruxsat so'radi va u ijobiy javob sifatida talqin qilganidan so'ng, u qurollarini soat 23: 46da o'qqa tutishni buyurdi.[b] Eskadron tarkibidagi boshqa kemalar tezda ergashdilar Helena'misol. Goto o'sha paytda hali ham amerikaliklarning borligidan bexabar edi va kemalari harakatga tayyor emas edi, chunki Savo orolidagi jang, Amerika dengiz kuchlari tunda Yaponiya harbiy kemalariga qarshi chiqmas edi.[30][32][33]

Dastlabki salvoslar urildi Aoba, jiddiy zarar etkazish va Gotoni o'ldirish natijasida yapon kemalarida yanada chalkashliklarni keltirib chiqardi. Atigi bir daqiqadan so'ng otishma tugaganidan so'ng, Skot kemalarni o'q uzishni to'xtatishni buyurdi, chunki ular tasodifan kursni burish paytida shakldan tushib qolgan etimchilarning etakchi uchligini uchirayotgan edilar. Amerika kemalaridan yong'in aslida shu paytgacha to'xtamadi va kemalarining holatini aniqlab olgach, u TF 64 ga soat 23:51 da o'q otishni davom ettirishni buyurdi. Ushbu davrda kapitan Furutaka Amerikaning kuchli yong'inidan qutulish uchun portga burildi, ammo soat 23:49 da orqaga qaytdi Aoba'yordam. Ushbu manevr mukofotlandi Furutaka bir nechta harbiy kemalardan ko'plab qobiq zarbalari bilan, shu jumladan Helena, ulardan kamida bittasi pastki qavatdagi torpedalarni portlatdi va katta yong'inni keltirib chiqardi. Kinugasa darhol portga o'girildi, ammo farqli o'laroq Furutaka, uning kapitani ham chekinishni davom ettirdi Xatsuyuki, uning kemasiga hech qanday zarar etkazmaslik. Fubuki Amerika eskadroni bilan parallel yo'nalishga o'girildi; dastlab tomonidan maqsad qilingan San-Fransisko va Boise va o't qo'ydi, Fubuki keyin boshqa kemalarning ko'pchiligidan kuchli olov otdi. Chalkash, yaqin masofadagi harakatlarda ham Helena yoki Boise (6 dyuymli qurol bilan qurollangan yagona kemalar) tasodifan urilib ketdi Farenxoltsuv toshqini va yoqilg'i oqib chiqishi oqibatida uni jangdan qaytishga majbur qildi.[34][35][36]

Yarim tunda, Skott yapon kemalarini yanada samarali ta'qib qilish uchun o'z otryadini qayta tashkil etishga intildi; u kemalariga jangovar chiroqlarini yondirib, yana shakllanishiga buyurdi. Soat 00:06 da bortdagi kuzatuvchilar Helena va Boise tomonidan ishga tushirilgan torpedalarning uyg'onishini ko'rdi Kinugasa u chekinayotganda. Ko'p o'tmay, Kinugasa jiddiy zarar etkazgan holda, asosiy batareyasi bilan o'q uzdi Boise. Qisqa dueldan so'ng Kinugasa va Solt Leyk-Siti, Yaponiya shimoli-sharqqa qochishni davom ettirganda Skott aktsiyani to'xtatdi. Qirq martadan ko'proq urilganiga qaramay, Aoba jangda omon qoldi Furutaka oxir-oqibat, singari, progressiv toshqinlarga berilib ketdi Fubuki; Helena ikkala kemaning halok bo'lishiga hissa qo'shdi. Yaponiya bombardimonchi kuchlarini mag'lubiyatga uchratganiga qaramay, Skott Gvadalkanalga qo'shimcha kuch olib kelayotgan harbiy kemalarning ikkinchi guruhini o'tkazib yubordi va ular o'zlarining odamlari va mollarini hech qanday hodisalarsiz saqlashga muvaffaq bo'lishdi.[37][38]

Jangdan ko'p o'tmay, yangi tezkor kemalar Vashington endi RADM qo'mondonligi ostida bo'lgan TF 64 ga o'tkazildi Uillis Li. Bu vaqtga kelib, birlik ham o'z ichiga olgan Helena, San-Fransisko, engil kreyser Atlanta va oltita esminets. 20 oktyabr kuni Helena Yaponiya suvosti kemasining hujumiga duch keldi, u Espiritu Santu va San-Kristobal, ammo torpedalar o'tkazib yuborilgan. 21-24 oktyabr kunlari Yaponiyaning quruqlikdagi razvedka samolyotlari TF 64 bilan takroriy aloqalar o'rnatdi, chunki Yaponiya floti hududga yaqinlashdi, ammo Santa-Kruz orollari jangi 25-kuni boshlangan yaponlar o'zlarining havo hujumlarini Amerikaning TF 17 va 61 samolyotlariga qaratdilar va Li kemalari hech qanday harakat ko'rmadilar. 4-noyabr kuni, Helena davomida yong'inni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun Gvadalkanaldan orqada edi Koli Point harakati. Helena, San-Fransiskova yo'q qiluvchi Sterett 164-piyoda polkining elementlari hujumiga uchragan yapon pozitsiyalarini o'qqa tutdilar 8-dengiz piyodalari, oxir-oqibat 9-noyabrga qadar yapon himoyachilarini yo'q qildi.[16][39][40]

Gvadalkanaldagi dengiz urushi
Yapon kuchlarining Abe (qizil chiziq) va Kallagan (qora chiziq) ostidagi AQSh kuchlarining taxminiy marshrutlari, ular 13-noyabr boshida bir-biriga qarab ketayotganda Ironbottom ovozi Savo oroli, Esperans burni va Lunga punkti Gvadalkanalda. Guadalkanaldagi Lunga nuqtasi yaqinidagi yashil maydon Henderson Fildning joylashgan joyini belgilaydi.
Asosiy maqola: Gvadalkanaldagi dengiz urushi

Noyabr oyining boshlarida ikkala tomon Gvadalkanal va uning atrofida jang qilayotgan kuchlarini to'ldirishga tayyorgarlikni boshladilar. 5500 askar va mollarni olib ketadigan Amerika karvonlari tashuvchisi markazida joylashgan TF 16 tomonidan qoplanishi kerak edi Korxona; Vashington qoplama kuchini kuchaytirish uchun TF 64 dan ajratilgan va kreyser bo'limi TF 67.4 sifatida qayta tashkil qilingan va yaqin eskort sifatida tayinlangan. RADM tomonidan boshqariladi Daniel J. Kallagan, birlik endi qo'shilgan, qo'shimcha ravishda Helena, og'ir kreyserlar San-Fransisko va Portlend, engil kreyserlar Atlanta va Juneau va yo'q qiluvchilar Kushlash, Laffey, Sterett, O'Bannon, Aaron Uord, Barton, Monsen va Fletcher. Umumiy buyruq RADM bilan ishlaydi Richmond K. Tyorner. Ayni paytda yaponlar o'zlarining 7000 kishini va Gvadalkanalda armiya uchun zarur bo'lgan narsalarni olib ketadigan o'zlarining karvonlarini yig'dilar; uni ikkita tezkor jangovar kemaning, engil kreyserning va o'n bitta esminetsning bombardimon qilish kuchi qo'llab-quvvatlashi kerak edi. Jami to'rtta og'ir va bitta yengil kreyser va oltita esminets kolonnani qoplaydi.[41][42]

12 noyabrda Kallaghanning kemalari va ularning transport kemalari Gvadalkanaldan yetib kelishdi va ular tushirilayotganda Yaponiyaning artilleriya batareyasi transport vositalariga qarata o't ochdi. Helena keyin esa esminetslarning bir qismi yapon qurolli qurollarini bostirish uchun o'q otishdi. Yaponiyaning havo hujumi ishni to'xtatdi; ikkita kemaga zarar yetgan, ammo Helena yarador bo'lmagan holda paydo bo'ldi. Razvedka samolyotlari Yaponiyaning bombardimon kuchlari, konvoyi va yakson qiluvchilar guruhining yaqinlashishini aniqladi. Tyorner, yaponlar TF 67.4 ni va transport vositalarini o'sha tunda chekinish paytida biriktirishga yoki amerikaliklarni Gvadalkanalda bombardimon qilishni maqsad qilgan deb ishongan. u Kallagan bo'linmasini Guadalkanaldan uzoqroq tutishga va konvoyni atigi uchta esminets va ikkitadan iborat eskort bilan jo'natishga qaror qildi. minay qiruvchilar, TF 16 bu erga etib borolmaydigan darajada janubda edi. Kallagan konvoyni kuzatib o'tdi Lengo kanali Yapon eskadroni va garnizoni o'rtasida o'z kemalarini Gvadalkanalga joylashtirish uchun g'arbga qaytib ketishdan oldin. RADM tomonidan boshqariladigan yaqinlashayotgan yapon kuchlari Xiroaki Abe, jangovar kemalarga asoslangan Salom va Kirishima.[16][43][44]

Kallagan kemalarini bitta ustunda joylashtirdi, xuddi Skott Esperans burnida bo'lgani kabi va u ham xuddi shunday jihozlangan kemalardan qochib SG-radar bilan jihozlangan kemalar taqdim etgan ustunlikni anglay olmadi. San-Fransisko. Skott transfer qilgan JuneauSG-ni o'rnatgan, ammo u eng so'nggi kreyser sifatida joylashtirilgan. Abe kemalari Esperans burnidan 13-noyabr soat 01:25 atrofida, yetib kelishgan, shu vaqtga kelib uning kemalari yomon ob-havo tufayli ko'rinishga katta xalaqit berganligi sababli buzilib ketgan. Uning ishonishicha, uning avansini tekshirib ko'rgan esminetslar aslida mavqega ega emaslar. Abe Kallaghanning Gvadalkanal yaqinida ekanligidan ertaroq xabardor edi, ammo uning hozirgi yashash joyini bilmas edi. 01:30 da unga kuzatuvchilar tomonidan Amerika kemalari yo'qligi to'g'risida xabar kelib tushdi Lunga punkti, uni kemalariga bombardimon qilishga tayyorgarlikni boshlashga buyruq berishga undagan. Bu vaqtga kelib, Helena olti daqiqa oldin Abening kemalarini 27100 yd (24.800 m) masofada olib ketgan edi. Callaghan, bundan xabardor emas edi San-Fransisko hali yaponlarni aniqlamagan edi.[45]

Savo oroli (markazda) va Gvadalkanal (chapda) o'rtasida Ironbottom Sound, bu erda 13-noyabrdagi harbiy kemalar yuzaki jang bo'lib o'tdi.

Ikki tomonning esminetslari soat 01:42 da bir-biriga duch kelishdi; Kallagan tomonidan davom etayotgan chalkashliklar, qarama-qarshi buyruqlarga olib keldi, chunki bu ikki kuch to'qnashganda Amerika eskadronini tartibsizlikka olib keldi. Keyingi yaqin masofadagi jangda u "g'alati kemalar dengizga, hatto kemalar portga o't qo'yishni" buyurdi,[46] garchi u oldindan raqamlash tizimini tayinlamagan bo'lsa ham. Abe qirg'in qiluvchilaridan to'liq bo'lmagan xabarlarni oldi va shu sababli uni soat 01:48 da kemalariga o't ochishni buyurishdan oldin biroz ikkilanib qoldi. Amerika va Yaponiya kemalari bir-birini xaotik jangga jalb qilar ekan, Helena dastlab esminets bilan shug'ullangan Akatsuki, uning qidiruv chirog'ini o'chirib qo'ydi, ammo ahamiyatsiz zarar etkazgan qaytadan olov yoqdi. Boshqa kemalar tomonidan bombardimon qilingan, Akatsuki kuchli olov ostida portladi va tezda cho'kib ketdi. Helena keyin olovni yo'q qiluvchiga o'tkazdi Amatsukaze soat 02:04 da, faqat qachon uning olovini tekshirishga majbur qilishadi San-Fransisko ikki idish orasidan o'tgan. Helena Shunga qaramay, bir nechta xitlar urildi Amatsukaze ajratmoq; yapon esminetsi faqat halokat hujumidan xalos bo'ldi Asagumo, Murasame va Samidare sabab bo'ldi Helena ularni jalb qilish. Murasame uning qozonxonalaridan birini ishdan bo'shatib, uni orqaga qaytishga majbur qilgan Samidare yoqib yuborilgan.[47][48][49]

Ushbu davrda uning 40 mm qurollaridan biri kreyserga qarata o'q uzdi Nagara u teskari yo'nalishda bug'langanda. Helena keyin orqaga chekinayotgan yapon kemalariga o'q uzib, har ikki tomonning yonayotgan kemalari orasida harakat qilishni davom ettirdi.[50] Sifatida San-Fransiskotomonidan jiddiy zarar ko'rgan Salom, jang bilan davom etdi, Helena uni boshqa zararlardan himoya qilishga urinish uchun unga ergashdi.[51] 38 daqiqalik harakat davomida Amerika eskadrilyasi jiddiy zarar ko'rdi va ikkalasi ham adashgan jangda Kallaghan va Skott halok bo'lishdi, ikkinchisi esa do'stona otishma natijasida San-Fransisko. Helena bemalol zarar etkazgan va bitta odamni o'ldirgan beshta xitni olgan holda, nisbatan zarar ko'rmagan holda paydo bo'ldi. Ikki amerikalik esminets cho'ktirildi, yana uchtasi nogiron bo'lib, ikkita kreyser singari. Evaziga, Salom jiddiy zarar ko'rgan va ertasi kuni Amerikaning takroriy havo hujumlari natijasida uni olib chiqib ketishga xalaqit berganidan so'ng, uni buzishgan; bitta esminets cho'kib ketgan, ikkinchisiga esa katta zarar etkazilgan. Va bundan ham muhimi, Kallaghan kemalari Abening Gvadalkanaldagi aerodromni bombardimon qilishiga to'sqinlik qildi.[52]

Amerikaning parchalanib ketgan eskadrilyasidagi omon qolgan katta ofitser Guvver, harakatdagi barcha kemalarga soat 02: 26da janubi-sharqqa chekinishni buyurdi, yaponlar esa teskari yo'nalishda chekinishdi. Guver yig'ildi San-Fransisko, Juneau, Sterettva O'Bannon va ularni janubga kuzatib qo'ydi. 11:00 da Yaponiya suvosti kemasi I-26 ga yoyilgan torpedalarni otib tashladi San-Fransisko o'tkazib yuborilgan, ammo bitta zarba Juneau. Torpedo kemaning birini portlatdi jurnallar va uning avvalgi tunda etkazgan zarari bilan birgalikda uni tezda cho'ktirishga olib keldi. Gover bunga qaror qildi Helena u juda oz tirik qolgan deb taxmin qilgan narsani olish uchun to'xtab qolish xavfi uchun juda qadrli edi va guruhdagi boshqa kemalar ham to'xtab qolish uchun juda shikastlangan. Buning o'rniga u o'tishga ishora qildi B-17 bombardimonchi, ammo hisoboti Juneau'taqdiri zudlik bilan amalga oshirilmadi, boshqa kemalarning qutqaruv ishlariga urinishlariga to'sqinlik qildi. Admiral Uilyam Xalsi keyinchalik Guvver qo'mondonlik lavozimidan ozod etildi, chunki uning cho'kib ketishi to'g'risida tezkor xabar berilganini, suvosti kemasiga hujum qilmaganini yoki qutqaruv operatsiyalarini o'tkazmaganligini aytdi. Urushdan keyin Xalsi epizoddan afsusda ekanligini aytib, Guvverni avvalgi tunda bo'lib o'tgan janglar charchaganini va uning kemasini va vaqtincha qo'mondonligidagi odamlarni saqlab qolish zarurati bo'lganini ta'kidladi.[53][54][55] Kapitan Charlz P. Sesil Governi kema komandiri etib almashtirdi.[56]

1943 yildagi operatsiyalar

Helena bombardimon paytida uning miltiqlari chaqnashidan yashiringan Munda 1943 yil may oyida

1943 yil yanvaridan boshlab, Helena orolidagi yapon pozitsiyalariga qilingan bir necha hujumlarda qatnashgan Yangi Jorjiya rejalashtirilgan tayyorgarlikda Yangi Gruziya aksiyasi.[16] Ulardan birinchisi 1-4 yanvar kunlari bo'lib o'tdi Helena (hali ham TF 67 tarkibida) elementlarni tashiydigan ettita transport vositasini qamrab oldi 25-piyoda diviziyasi Guadalkanalga. O'sha paytda birlik tarkibida yana oltita kreyser va beshta esminets bor edi va unga RADM qo'mondonlik qildi Walden L. Ainsworth. Ainsworth to'rtinchi kema olib, karvonni qoplash uchun to'rtta kreyser va uchta esminets qoldirdi Helena, uning singillari Sent-Luis va Neshvill va bombardimon qilish uchun ikkita esminets Munda 5-yanvar kuni erta soatlarda. Kemalar jami 4000 ga yaqin snaryad otishdi, ammo Yaponiya aerodromiga unchalik katta zarar etkazmadi. Kema Gvadalkanalga soat 09: 00da qaytib keldi va o'zlarining razvedka suzuvchi samolyotlarini tiklay boshladilar, ammo Yaponiya havo hujumi kelib, boshqa ikkita kreyserga zarar etkazdi. Helena nishonga olinmagan. Kema yaqinlik bilan jihozlangan yangi 5 dyuymli chig'anoqlarni oldi VT sigortalari va undan foydalanish birinchi marta jangda muvaffaqiyatli ishlatilishini ko'rsatdi.[57][58]

Helena va uning boshqa qismi Espiritu Santoga o'qlarni to'ldirish va to'ldirish uchun qaytib kelishdi va u erda 22 yanvar ertalabgacha qolishdi.[59] Xalsi Ainsvortga hujum qilishni buyurgan edi Vila orolida Kolombangara u erda aerodromni zararsizlantirish uchun va 23 yanvarda u Munda tomon o'z kemalariga qarshi tungi torpedo hujumlarini uyushtirgan bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan yapon samolyotlarini otib tashlash uchun harakat qildi. Munda-da bo'lgani kabi, Ainsvort uzoqdan qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun bir juft kreyser va uchta esminetsni qoldirdi Helena, Neshvillva to'rtta esminets Kula ko'rfazi parvoz qilish. "Qora mushuk" PBY Catalina Ikkala kreyser aerodrom va jihozlarga katta zarar etkazgan holda, asosiy va ikkilamchi quroldan 3500 ta snaryadni otib tashlagan paytda, ularni aniqlash yordami ko'rsatildi. Yaponlar Ainsworth kreyserlarini qidirish uchun o'n bitta suzuvchi samolyot guruhini, o'ttiz kishilik ikkinchi guruhni ishga tushirishdi. Mitsubishi G4M bombardimonchilar, ammo Amerika kemalari yomg'irdan foydalangan qichqiriqlar samolyotni ushlab turish uchun SC va FD radarlari tomonidan boshqariladigan uzoq masofali 5 dyuymli olov bilan birga suzuvchi samolyotlardan qochish. Tong otganda, besh kishilik guruh P-38 jangchilar kemalarni olib chiqib ketish paytida ularni kuzatib borish uchun kelishdi.[60][61]

Sent-Luis (chapda), Honolulu (markazda) va Helena (o'ngda) 1943 yil iyun oyida Espiritu Santudan

25-yanvar kuni, Helena qolgan otryad esa Espiritu-Santuga qaytib keldi.[62] Helena Yaponiya kemalarida patrul xizmatini olib boradigan va Gvadalkanalga konvoylarni kuzatib boradigan TF 67 bilan ishlashni davom ettirdi, chunki bu kampaniya fevral oyida bo'lib o'tdi.[16] U natijada bo'lgan konvoy operatsiyasini uzoqdan qo'llab-quvvatlashning bir qismi sifatida ishtirok etdi Rennell orolidagi jang 29-30 yanvar kunlari, ammo TF 64 janubda edi, aksiya davomida TF 18ga yordam berolmadi.[63] 11 fevral kuni suvosti kemasi I-18 torpedo qilishga urindi Helena Espiritu-Santu bo'ylab sayohat qilayotganda, lekin kreyserning eskort esminetslari, Fletcher va O'Bannon, birining yordami bilan suvosti kemasini cho'ktirdi Helena's Dagal suzuvchi samolyotlari. Helena bundan keyin 28 fevralda Avstraliyaning Sidney shahriga jo'nab ketdi va 6 martda kapital ta'mirlash uchun etib keldi. Uni olib borishdi Sutherland Dock ichida Cockatoo Island okean tersanesi 15 mart kuni ikki kun davom etgan ta'mirlash ishlari uchun. Keyin u 26 mart kuni TF 68 deb belgilangan qismi sifatida Yangi Jorjiyaga qarshi bombardimon operatsiyalarini davom ettirish uchun shimolga Espiritu Santuga qaytishga kirishdi.[38][64][65]

Helena 30 martda Espiritu-Santuga etib keldi va yana Eynsvortning bo'linmasiga qo'shildi. Yangi Jorjiya kampaniyasiga tayyorgarlik kuchaygani sayin, kemalar uyada takroriy patrullar o'tkazdilar. Ainsworth kreyserlari ham bo'lajak operatsiyalar uchun katta tayyorgarlik bilan mashg'ul bo'lishdi. Gadalkanaldan tankerga yonilg'i quyish paytida Helena Yaponiyaning yirik havo hujumi radarda aniqlangani sababli, imkon qadar tezroq boshlash bo'yicha ko'rsatma oldi. U va boshqa kreyser birligi bosqindan qochish uchun Savo orolining shimoli-g'arbiy qismida bug'lanadi; Ular zararlardan qutulishdi, ammo hujum amerikaliklarni o'sha kecha rejalashtirilgan kreyser patrulini bekor qilishga majbur qildi. 12-dan 13-mayga o'tar kechasi Ainsvort o'zining kreyserlarini olib Vila va Mundani o'qqa tutdi. Helena oldingisini bombardimon qilish vazifasini olgan va u hujum paytida orolga jami 1000 ta snaryad otgan.[66]

30-iyun kuni Yangi Jorjiyaga bostirib kirish boshlandi; Helena va qolgan TF 68 ning shimoliy uchida patrul xizmatida bo'lgan Marjon dengizi; o'sha paytda, u bilan sayohat qilgan Sent-Luis, Honoluluva ularning tarkibidagi eskort qirg'in ekrani O'Bannon, Nikolay, Chevalier va Kuchli. 1 iyulga qadar kemalar Yangi Jorjiyadan janubda 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mil) bo'lgan va 3 iyulda ular etib kelgan Tulagi, bu erda Yaponiya havo hujumi to'g'risida yolg'on xabar qisqa vaqt ichida kemalar ekipajlarini o'zlarining jang joylariga jo'natdi. Ittifoqchilar rejasida orolning shimoli-sharqiy qismida joylashgan Kula ko'rfazidagi Yangi Jorjiyaga ikkinchi qo'nish kerak edi. Bu erga qo'nish orolda jang qilayotgan yapon qo'shinlari uchun ta'minot yo'lini to'sib qo'yishi va Gvadalkanalda bo'lgani kabi mag'lubiyatga uchragandan keyin qochib qutulish uchun ularni ishlatishini inkor etadi.[67]

Rays Anchorage-ga qo'nish
Helena (o'ngda) bilan Sent-Luis (chapda) va Honolulu (markaz, orqada Helena) 1943 yil iyun oyida

Yaponiyaning Kula ko'rfazi atrofidagi pozitsiyalariga bir necha bor hujum qilib, Nyu-Jorjiya kampaniyasi boshlanganda yaponlar bundan keyingi hujumlarni kutishini bilar edi. U kreyser qo'mondonlariga Yaponiya dengiz kuchlari aralashishini kutish, zarar ko'rgan kemalarni evakuatsiya qilishga tayyor bo'lish va agar kerak bo'lsa, Rays Anchorage-da juda shikastlangan kemalarni plyajga olishni buyurdi. 4-iyul kuni Amerikaning bosqinchi kuchlari - esminets transportida yuklangan hujum qo'shinlari - 15:47 da Tulagi bilan jo'nab ketishdi. Honolulu etakchilikda, keyin esa Sent-Luis va Helena. To'rtta esminets dengiz osti kemalarini skrining qilish uchun atroflarida pozitsiyalarni egallashdi, esminets transportlari esa mustaqil ravishda suzib ketishdi. Shu bilan birga, uchta yaponiyalik esminets guruhi, Niizuki, Ynagi va Nagatsuki, chap Bougainville Yangi Jorjia shtatidagi garnizonni kuchaytirish uchun kemada 1300 piyoda askarlari kontingenti bilan.[68]

Nikolay va Kuchli birinchi bo'lib Kula ko'rfaziga etib bordi va uni o'zlarining radarlari bilan skanerlashdi sonar ushbu hududda Yaponiyaning harbiy kemalari bo'lganligini aniqlash uchun to'plamlar. Keyin kreyserlar va boshqa ikkita esminets Vila shahridagi yapon pozitsiyalarini bombardimon qilishga tayyorgarlik ko'rish uchun ko'rfazga kirishdi. Honolulu 5 iyul kuni soat 00:26 da birinchi bo'lib otishni boshladi va Sesil buyruq berdi Helena'to'qson soniya o'tgach, kostyumga ergashish uchun. Yuqorida aylanib yurgan qora mushuklar kemalarning olovini muvofiqlashtirdi. Boshqa kemalar tezda bombardimonga qo'shilishdi, bu amerikalik ustun sharqqa burilib, Rays Anchorage-ga u erdagi maqsadlarni o'qqa tutish uchun sharqqa burilishidan taxminan o'n to'rt daqiqa oldin davom etdi. Olti daqiqali otishdan so'ng kemalar jo'nab ketishdi, Helena ikki bombardimonda 6 va 5 dyuymli snaryadlarni mingdan ortiq o'qqa tutib. Keyingi davrda, Helena'Ekipaj kema yaqinidagi yapon artilleriya batareyalaridan snaryadlar chayqalishini qayd etdi, ammo Amerika kemalarining hech biri urilmagan. Amerikaliklar bilmagan holda, uchta yapon esminetsi hali ham o'q uzayotgan paytda ko'rfazga etib kelishgan. Miltiq miltiqlari bilan yoritilgan Amerika kemalari yaponiyaliklar tomonidan 6 nmi (11 km; 6,9 mil) uzoqlikda tezda aniqlandi.[69]

Helena Tinch okeanining janubida, 1943 yil

The transport group then entered the gulf and steamed close to the shore to prevent intermingling with Ainsworth's squadron, which had turned north at 12:39 to leave the gulf. Captain Kanaoka Kunizo, the senior destroyer commander in charge of the reinforcement operation, decided to withdraw as well to avoid engaging a superior force with his ships loaded with soldiers and supplies. Niizuki, the only radar-equipped destroyer, directed the aim of all three vessels, which launched a total of fourteen Long Lance torpedoes before withdrawing at high speed to escape back to Bougainville. One of these torpedoes struck Kuchli, which was still stationed at the entrance of the gulf on sentry duty. The destroyer was fatally damaged, but the attack alerted Ainsworth that there were Japanese warships in the area. O'Bannon va Chevalier were detached to pick up survivors while Ainsworth prepared to search for the submarine he assumed to have been responsible, as none of his ships had detected the three Japanese destroyers on their radars. Kuchli sank at 01:22, with 239 of her crew taken off by the other destroyers, though some additional survivors were missed in the darkness and were later picked up by the transport group. Ainsworth's ships then resumed their cruising formation at 02:15 for the voyage back to Tulagi.[70]

During the bombardment, the shell hoist for the left gun in turret No. 5 broke down, while propellant cases repeatedly jammed in turret No. 2; work on the turrets began immediately as the vessels steamed back to Tulagi. The ammunition hoist was quickly restored to working order, but the gun in turret No. 2 took more than five hours of work before the jammed case could be removed and replaced with a modified short case that allowed the shell that was still in the gun to be fired, clearing it for normal use. At 07:00, the destroyer Jenkins joined the squadron, which reached Tulagi in the early afternoon, where the ships immediately began refueling. Shortly thereafter, Ainsworth received orders from Halsey to return to Kula Gulf, as reconnaissance aircraft had spotted Japanese destroyers departing from Bougainville to attempt the planned reinforcement run that he had inadvertently disrupted the night before. Ainsworth was to intercept the destroyers and prevent the landing of more Japanese forces on the island. He ordered the ships to end refueling and prepare to get underway; Jenkins almashtirildi Kuchli va yo'q qiluvchi Radford o'rnini egalladi Chevalier, which had been damaged in an accidental collision with the sinking Kuchli.[71]

Kula ko'rfazidagi jang
Helena in action at Kula Gulf, seen from the light cruiser Honolulu. Note: Bright flashes of gunfire are due to use of older gunpowder for the main armament. These flashes gave the Japanese a target for their torpedoes.
Asosiy maqola: Kula ko'rfazidagi jang

Since the previous night's reinforcement run had been aborted, the Japanese assembled a group of ten destroyers to make a larger effort the next night. Niizuki—now the flagship of Rear Admiral Teruo Akiyama —and the destroyers Suzukaze va Tanikaze were to escort the other seven destroyers—Nagatsuki, Moxizuki, Mikazuki, Xamakaze, Amagiri, Xatsuyukiva Satsuki —carried 2,400 troops and supplies. Meanwhile, the American force intending to block their advance had formed up by 19:30 and began the voyage back up the Slot. As the Americans steamed toward Kula Gulf, the crews got their vessels ready for action, including closing all of the watertight doors to reduce the risk of flooding and turning off all lights to prevent detection by the Japanese.[72]

The American squadron passed Visuvisu Point at the entrance to the gulf early on 6 July, at which point the vessels reduced speed to 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). Visibility was poor owing to heavy cloud cover. Ainsworth had no information as to the specific composition or location of the Japanese force, and patrolling Black Cats could not detect them in the conditions. The Japanese destroyers had already entered the gulf and begun unloading their cargoes; Niizuki detected the American ships on her radar at 01:06 at a range of about 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi). Akiyama took his flagship, Suzukazeva Tanikaze to observe the Americans at 01:43 while the other destroyers continued to disembark the soldiers and supplies; by that time, Ainsworth's ships had already detected the three ships off Kolombangara at 01:36. As the two sides continued to close, Akiyama recalled the other destroyers to launch an attack. The American vessels transitioned into a oldinda formation, with Nikolay va O'Bannon ahead of the cruisers; the line turned left to close the range to the Japanese vessels before turning right to move toward an advantageous firing position.[73]

The American radars picked up Akiyama's escort detachment along with another group of destroyers that was racing to join him; Ainsworth decided to attack the first group and then turn about to engage the second. At about 01:57, the American vessels opened up with radar-directed rapid fire. Between the three cruisers, they fired around close to 1,500 shells from their 6-inch batteries in the span of just five minutes. Helena quickly expended the flashless propellant charges that had been kept after the previous night's bombardment mission, thereafter transitioning to normal smokeless propellant, which created large flashes every time the guns fired. Helena initially targeted the leading destroyer—Niizuki—with her main battery while her 5-inch guns engaged the following vessel. Niizuki also received heavy fire from the other American ships and was quickly sunk, taking Akiyama down with her. Helena then shifted fire to the next closest vessel, but by that time, Suzukaze va Tanikaze had both launched eight torpedoes at the American line. They then fled to the northwest, using heavy smoke to conceal themselves while their crews reloaded their torpedo tubes. Both destroyers received minor hits during their temporary withdrawal but were not seriously damaged.[74]

US Navy damage report drawing of the torpedo damage to Helena

Ainsworth instructed his ships to turn to the right at 02:03 to begin engaging the second group of destroyers, but shortly thereafter three of Suzukaze's yoki Tanikaze's torpedoes struck Helena on the port side, inflicting serious damage. The first torpedo hit about 150 ft (46 m) from the bow, abreast of the forward-most turret about 5 ft (1.5 m) below the suv liniyasi. It caused a major explosion that may have been the result of a magazine detonation. Portlash natijasida 1-sonli minorani yo'q qildi, kemani deyarli keelga qadar yirtib tashladi va kamonni qolgan qismidan uzib tashladi. Portlash kuchi № 2 minorasi ostidagi qulflar qulashi bilan qolgan korpus suv bosa boshladi, ammo birinchi torpedo tomonidan etkazilgan jiddiy ziyondan keyin ham asosiy qurollar o'q uzishda davom etdi va kema hali o'limga olib kelmagan edi shikastlangan. She remained able to steam at 25 knots despite the increased drag.[75]

Two minutes after the first torpedo hit, the second and third torpedoes struck the ship in quick succession, much lower in the hull than the first had hit, as much as 15 ft (4.6 m) below the waterline. Bu kemaning kamar zirhlari etkazilgan zarar ko'lamini kamaytirishi mumkin bo'lgan joyda edi. Ular mashinalar oralig'ida ko'proq orqaga urilib, keelni sindirib tashladilar, oldinga siljigan dvigatel va qozonxonalarni suv bosdilar va orqadagi dvigatel xonasiga suv kiradigan devorlarni buzdilar. Suv toshqini tufayli kema dvigatellari ishlamay qoldi va uni harakatsiz va elektr quvvatisiz qoldirdi. Korpusga yana bir teshik ochilib, birinchi urish natijasida toshqinni kuchaytirdi. Bu tezda aniq bo'ldi Helena would not be able to survive these hits, and two minutes after the third hit, Cecil gave the order to abandon ship. He remained on the bridge with a signalman who attempted to flash a distress message with a signal chiroq foydasiz. Cecil then ordered another man to dump classified documents overboard before he ordered those still on the bridge to evacuate as well.[76]

With the keel having been broken by the second and third hit, the to'siqlar that supported the hull structure began to buckle, collapsing the entire structure amidships and breaking the hull in half. Kema markazining uchdan bir qismi tezda cho'kib ketdi, ammo kamon va dumaloq suv ostida bir muncha vaqt suvda qoldi, chunki suv toshib ketganda ikkalasi ham yuqoriga qarab turdilar. Ainsworth and the other vessels' captains were not immediately aware that Helena had been disabled owing to the course change, the general confusion that resulted from heavy smoke and gunfire during the battle, and the fact that most attention was directed at the oncoming second group of Japanese destroyers. In the ensuing action, several of the Japanese destroyers were hit and forced to disengage, after which Ainsworth attempted to reorganize his force at around 02:30. He quickly realized that Helena was not responding to radio messages and ordered his ships to begin searching for the missing cruiser. 03:13 da, Radford's radar picked up a contact some 5,000 yd (4,600 m) away. The destroyer closed with it and confirmed it was Helena's bow pointing up, out of the water.[77]

Omon qolganlar
Radford steaming into Tulagi with 444 men from Helena bortda

Ainsworth ordered Radford to immediately begin the search for survivors and shortly thereafter instructed Nikolay to join the rescue operation. Ainsworth ordered the destroyers to proceed to the Rassell orollari by dawn to avoid being attacked by Japanese aircraft. The remaining pair of destroyers screened Honolulu va Sent-Luis as they withdrew to avoid the possibility of a retaliatory Japanese air attack. Mingga yaqin odam suvda edilar, hayot sallariga yopishib olishdi va 03:41 da erkaklarga etib borgan esmines tomonidan olib ketilishini kutishdi. Some men had brought flashlights when they abandoned Helena to signal their position to the destroyers. As the destroyers moved into position, their crews hung nets over the sides for survivors to climb. But shortly after the rescue effort began, Nikolay' radar operators detected a contact approaching at high speed; both she and Radford broke off the rescue operation to prepare to engage Suzukaze va Tanikaze, both of which had turned northwest to reload their tubes after torpedoing Helena. They had returned southeast to search for Niizuki but after failing to locate her, they withdrew, having come within 13,000 yd (12,000 m) of Nikolay.[78]

With the Japanese destroyers having departed, Nikolay va Radford returned to resume rescue operations at 04:15. The destroyers lowered their kitli qayiqlar to assist with the search for survivors. At 05:15, the destroyers' radar sets picked up Amagiri approaching; the latter was also searching for Niizuki when lookouts spotted the two American destroyers. Amagiri turned to engage as Nikolay va Radford xuddi shunday qildi. Nikolay va Amagiri launched torpedoes at each other before closing and engaging with guns before Amagiri broke off and disengaged to the west. During the short engagement, the whaleboats continued to search for Helena tirik qolganlar. At around 06:00, the destroyers had returned, but another radar contact—Moxizuki—again prompted their departure. A short skirmish at long range produced no results apart from further delaying rescue operations. In light of Ainsworth's order to avoid being caught by Japanese aircraft and with daylight fast approaching, Nikolay va Radford withdrew, leaving four of their whaleboats behind to help ferry men to American positions on New Georgia. Kecha operatsiyalari davomida, Nikolay shu vaqt ichida 291ni olib ketgan Radford 444ni qutqargan edi.[79]

Cecil, who had survived the sinking and refused to be pulled aboard one of the destroyers, instead took command of the whaleboats that remained behind. He supervised the loading of three of the boats (the fourth had broken its rudder and was of little use) to ensure that none became overloaded and ag'darilgan, and directed their route out of the gulf. Each whaleboat pulled a raft. Cecil sought to bring the flotilla away from Japanese-occupied Kolombangara to avoid drawing enemy fire. After sailing for much of the day, the boats finally reached a beach thought to be near American lines, so the boats got as close to shore as they could and the men waded ashore. They had landed at Menakasapa, a small peninsula on the northwestern side of New Georgia, some seven miles north of American lines. The men remained there overnight, as it was too late to try to pass through the dense jungle. In the meantime, another pair of destroyers, Vudvort va Gvin arrived in Kula Gulf to search for survivors from Helena early on the morning of 6 July. They combed the waters at the mouth of the gulf before observers aboard the destroyers spotted the men on the beach. Gvin sailed as close to the beach as she could get at 07:45, while Vudvort covered her approach. After setting fire to the whaleboats, the Helena survivors—88 men in total—were picked up by Gvin and arrived back in Tulagi at 15:20 that day.[80]

Map of the New Georgia island group showing New Georgia, Kolombangara, and Vella Lavella

Erkaklarning katta qismi hali ham suvda edi; some life rafts remained in the area, while a number of men had climbed onto the still-floating bow or clung to pieces of floating wreckage. A B-24 ozod qiluvchi og'ir bombardimonchi passed the area at low altitude to search for survivors and its pilot reported seeing the men who had climbed aboard the floating bow along with other groups in the water. The bomber also dropped three life rafts, one of which sank. The survivors were subjected to brutal conditions while at sea: few provisions, no shelter from the sun, and no warmth at night when temperatures plummeted. As the day wore on, a group of about 50 men took two rafts in an attempt to reach Kolombangara, but the current proved to be too strong for them to overcome. As the day wore on, the groups of men began to drift apart; the men in one of the rafts rigged an improvised sail in an attempt to reach Vella Lavella, the next island to the west of Kolombangara. U erda boshqa erkaklar guruhi oqim tomonidan tortildi; as the men reached the marjon rifi that surrounded the island on 8 July, they were met by locals who helped pull the men to shore and put them in contact with the sohil kuzatuvchisi stantsiya.[81]

The coastwatchers organized a relief effort to bring the men inland to avoid the Japanese garrison and the patrols that routinely swept the coastal areas. The Solomon Islanders gathered the groups of men as they made landfall over the course of late 7 to early 8 July and took some of them—104 in total—to the house of a Chinese merchant in the interior of the island. Others were collected at two different points on the island to hide the men from the Japanese; these two groups numbered 50 and 11, respectively. The coastwatchers contacted their superior on Guadalcanal and informed him of the situation on the island. Turner's staff there immediately began making plans to launch a rescue operation, though the number of men to be retrieved from an enemy-occupied island complicated the effort, as the typical methods, via dengiz osti kemasi yoki PT qayig'i, would not be able to accommodate the 165 men on Vella Lavella. They settled on using a pair of destroyer transports to evacuate the men, escorted by eight destroyers. Allied naval forces had not yet penetrated as far as Vella Lavella during the campaign, which brought them dangerously close to strong Japanese naval and air forces.[82]

The plan called for the two smaller groups, both of which were located further north than the main group, to meet inland and proceed to the coast where they would signal the waiting transports. The main group of survivors would proceed to a different evacuation point. The operation was initially planned for 12 July, but reports that Japanese vessels were operating in the area forced a postponement until the night of 15 July (and led to the Kula ko'rfazidagi ikkinchi jang ). Four destroyers took up a defensive position to the northwest to block a possible attack by Japanese forces while the rest of the force steamed to the south of Kolombangara and then north through the Vella ko'rfazi. At 01:55 on 16 July, the men flashed the recognition signal to the waiting transports, which lowered three Xiggins qayiqlari to ferry the men to the vessels. Bilan birga Helena survivors, the boats evacuated a downed American pilot and a captured Japanese pilot before the units moved south to the other evacuation point. Again the Higgins boats ferried the group to the transports, along with several Chinese merchants and their families. The flotilla arrived back in Tulagi that afternoon and disembarked the survivors, who were then transferred to the Frantsiya mustamlakasi ning Yangi Kaledoniya, where they met the men who had been pulled from the water on the night of the sinking. Out of a crew of almost 1,200, 168 men were killed, either during the battle or while the men were adrift.[83]

Natijada

Yodgorlik o'rnatildi Xelena, Montana to commemorate both cruisers named Helena, CL-50 and CA-75, including artifacts from both vessels.[84]

The wreck was discovered on 11 April 2018 by the tadqiqot kemasi RVPetrel tomonidan boshqariladi Pol Allen during an expedition to the Solomons to search for the wrecks of warships sunk during the fighting there. Allen confirmed the identity of the wreck through the korpus raqami still visible on the stern. The wreck lies at a depth of about 2,820 ft (860 m).[84]

Izohlar

Izohlar

  1. ^ /47 refers to the length of the gun in terms of kalibrlar. A /47 gun is 47 times long as it is in bore diameter.
  2. ^ Hoover requested permission to fire with the General Signal Procedure (GSP) request "Interrogatory Roger" (which meant "are we clear to act?"). Scott replied with "Roger", only indicating that he had received Hoover's message, but Hoover interpreted it an affirmative, as according to the GSP, an unqualified "roger" also meant to open fire.[31]

Iqtiboslar

  1. ^ Uitli, 248-249 betlar.
  2. ^ a b v d Gardiner va Chesneau, p. 116.
  3. ^ a b Fridman, p. 475.
  4. ^ a b Uitli, p. 248.
  5. ^ a b Uitli, p. 249.
  6. ^ Rayt, pp. 23, 29.
  7. ^ a b Rayt, 33, 36 bet.
  8. ^ Domagalski, p. 2018-04-02 121 2.
  9. ^ a b Bonner, p. 57.
  10. ^ Rayt, p. 39.
  11. ^ Gardiner va Chesneau, p. 92.
  12. ^ a b Rayt, p. 24.
  13. ^ Bonner, 55-56 betlar.
  14. ^ a b Bonner, p. 56.
  15. ^ Rayt, p. 23.
  16. ^ a b v d e f g h men DANFS.
  17. ^ a b v Rohwer, p. 122.
  18. ^ a b Bonner, 56-57 betlar.
  19. ^ Zimm, p. 182.
  20. ^ Zimm, p. 160.
  21. ^ a b v d Helena Report.
  22. ^ Bonner, 57-58 betlar.
  23. ^ Hornfischer, 141–143 betlar.
  24. ^ Bonner, p. 58.
  25. ^ Frank, p. 297.
  26. ^ Frank, 292-296 betlar.
  27. ^ Frank, pp. 294, 296–298.
  28. ^ Rohwer, p. 201.
  29. ^ Kuk, pp. 20, 26, 36.
  30. ^ a b Morison, 152-153 betlar.
  31. ^ Frank, p. 301.
  32. ^ Frank, 299-302 betlar.
  33. ^ Kuk, 58-60 betlar.
  34. ^ Frank, 302-304 betlar.
  35. ^ Kuk, pp. 68–70, 83–84.
  36. ^ Morison, 158-160-betlar.
  37. ^ Frank, pp. 304–307, 312.
  38. ^ a b Uitli, p. 253.
  39. ^ Rohwer, pp. 201, 205–207.
  40. ^ Frank, pp. 378, 420.
  41. ^ Frank, pp. 429–430, 435.
  42. ^ Rohwer, 210-211 betlar.
  43. ^ Frank, pp. 430–436.
  44. ^ Rohwer, p. 211.
  45. ^ Frank, 436-438 betlar.
  46. ^ Frank, 438–440-betlar.
  47. ^ Frank, pp. 440–446, 449–450.
  48. ^ Morison, s.224-243.
  49. ^ Xammel, 137-138-betlar.
  50. ^ Frank, 446-bet.
  51. ^ Xammel, p. 234.
  52. ^ Frank, pp. 443–446, 452, 454–456, 459.
  53. ^ Frank, pp. 451, 456–457.
  54. ^ Morison, p. 257.
  55. ^ Kilpatrik, 101-103 betlar.
  56. ^ Domagalski, p. 3.
  57. ^ Frank, 548-549 betlar.
  58. ^ Rohwer, p. 223.
  59. ^ Domagalski, 1-3 betlar.
  60. ^ Frank, 572-573-betlar.
  61. ^ Domagalski, 26-28 betlar.
  62. ^ Domagalski, p. 28.
  63. ^ Frank, 577-578 betlar.
  64. ^ Domagalski, 35-36 betlar.
  65. ^ Rayt, p. 36.
  66. ^ Domagalski, 40-42 betlar.
  67. ^ Domagalski, 45-47 betlar.
  68. ^ Domagalski, 48-49 betlar.
  69. ^ Domagalski, pp. 49–50, 52–53.
  70. ^ Domagalski, 53-57 betlar.
  71. ^ Domagalski, 61-63 betlar.
  72. ^ Domagalski, 65-67 betlar.
  73. ^ Domagalski, pp. 67–68, 71.
  74. ^ Domagalski, 74-78 betlar.
  75. ^ Domagalski, pp. 78, 85–87.
  76. ^ Domagalski, 87-89-betlar.
  77. ^ Domagalski, pp. 78–83, 89–90.
  78. ^ Domagalski, 103-108 betlar.
  79. ^ Domagalski, pp. 108–109, 112–114, 116–118.
  80. ^ Domagalski, 119-125-betlar.
  81. ^ Domagalski, pp. 133–134, 139–145, 150–152.
  82. ^ Domagalski, pp. 152–156, 159–162, 175, 178–179.
  83. ^ Domagalski, pp. 102, 179–189, 193–195.
  84. ^ a b Xanson.

Adabiyotlar

Qo'shimcha o'qish

  • Anderson, Paul O., CDR USNR (1944). "One Damned Fight After Another": The Combat Record of the USS Helena From Dec. 7, 1941 to July 6, 1943. OCLC  41758996.

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