| Accession Number | HOBJ0499 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Japan: Kure |
| Date made | c February 1950 |
| Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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USS Helena (CA-75), a Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser docked in Kure harbour. The visit was part of ...
Description
USS Helena (CA-75), a Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser docked in Kure harbour. The visit was part of a tour of the Western Pacific. During her Far Eastern tour she carried out a schedule of large scale fleet exercises off Okinawa, and visits to Japanese ports. Later the USS Helena made three Korean War cruises.