USS Helena (SSN-725) explained
USS Helena (SSN-725), a, was the fourth ship of the
United States Navy to be named for
Helena, Montana. The contract to build her was awarded to the
Electric Boat Division of
General Dynamics Corporation in
Groton, Connecticut on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 28 March 1985. She was
launched on 28 June 1986 sponsored by Mrs. Jean Busey, and
commissioned on 11 July 1987. She is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2024 at the
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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