Helena

Info

415 Helena (ヘレナ) Helena St. Louis Class Light Cruiser HP 39→44 FP 30→60 ARM 17→40 TORP 0→32 EVA 33→65 AA 30→72 PLA 4 ASW 0→36 SPD Fast LOS 18→64 RGE Medium LUK 9→59

Aircraft Equipment 0 6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 2 -Unequipped- 2 -Unequipped- -Locked- Modernization 2 0 2 2 Build Time 1:10 (Unbuildable) Remodel Req Consumption 35 55 Dismantle 3 3 13 2 Illustrator acea4 Seiyuu Moriyama Yurika

420 Helena改 (ヘレナかい) Helena Kai St. Louis Class Light Cruiser HP 53→60 FP 36→78 ARM 27→69 TORP 0→38 EVA 39→75 AA 40→86 PLA 6 ASW 0→40 SPD Fast LOS 24→76 RGE Medium LUK 13→69

Aircraft Equipment 0 6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 mod.2 0 -Unequipped- 2 -Unequipped- 4 -Unequipped- Modernization 2 0 2 2 Remodel Level 45 Remodel Req 400 480 Consumption 35 60 Dismantle 4 7 17 2 Illustrator acea4 Seiyuu Moriyama Yurika

Gameplay Notes

Light Cruisers (CL) are very flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes, Recon Seaplane Recons, and ASW equipment, and having strong torpedo , ASW , and "night attack power " stats.

Special Mechanics

• None

Stats Exceptions

• Has some 0-plane-capacity equipment slots.

Base

• Has 3 equipment slots.

Kai

• Has 4 equipment slots.

Equipability Exceptions

CL	Default equipment compatibility
	✔️ Can Equip	❌ Cannot Equip
	Recon	Sp Bomber
	Small Small Large	Sp Sp_Sec Sub Minisub Large Sp
		Medium Large Large
	RE:
	Equipability notes: = ; = ; = ; =Recon ; =Bomber ; Small= ; Medium= ; Sec= ; =

• Default CL equipment compatibility

Fit Bonuses

[edit]Helena Equipment Bonuses
Equipment	Extra Requirement									Note
5inch Single Gun Mount Mk.30 Kai + GFCS Mk.37		+1		+1					+1
6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 OR 6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 mod.2	(★0-1)	+1
	(★2-6)	+2
	(★7-MAX)	+3
5inch Twin Dual-purpose Gun Mount (Concentrated Deployment) OR GFCS Mk.37 + 5inch Twin Dual-purpose Gun Mount (Concentrated Deployment)				+1					+1
5inch Single High-angle Gun Mount Battery		+1		+1					+1
533mm Quintuple Torpedo Mount (Late Model)		+2	+4
OS2U	(1st equipped) (★5-9)								+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1							+1	One-time
SOC Seagull OR SOC Seagull Late Model (Skilled)	(1st equipped)	+1				+2				One-time
SOC Seagull	(1st equipped) (★3-4)					+1				One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5-7)					+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8-9)					+1			+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1				+1			+2	One-time
SO3C Seamew Kai	(1st equipped) (★0-2)	+1			+1	+1				One-time
	(1st equipped) (★3-4)	+1			+1	+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5-7)	+1			+1	+1			+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8-MAX)	+2			+1	+1			+2	One-time
SOC Seagull Late Model (Skilled)	(1st equipped) (★3-4)								+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5)					+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★6)			+1		+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★7)			+1		+1		+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8)			+1		+1		+1	+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★9)	+1		+1		+1		+1	+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1		+1		+1		+2	+2	One-time
GFCS Mk.37		+1		+1					+1
SG Radar (Initial Model)		+2				+4			+3
SG Radar (Late Model)		+3				+4			+4
	(1st equipped)							+3		One-time
SK Radar	(1st equipped)			+1		+1			+3	One-time
SK + SG Radar	(1st equipped)	+2		+2		+2			+3	One-time
RUR-4A Weapon Alpha Kai	(1st equipped)				+2				+1	One-time
Lightweight ASW Torpedo (Initial Test Model)	(1st equipped)				+3				+1	One-time
Hedgehog (Initial Model)	(1st equipped)				+3				+1	One-time
Mk.32 ASW Torpedo (Mk.2 Thrower)					+2
Ship-Type Bonuses
12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 H	+ Air Radar			+2					+2	One-time
	(2nd equipped) + Air Radar			+2						One-time
	(3rd equipped) + Air Radar			+2						One-time
12.7cm Single High-angle Gun Mount Kai 2	+ Surface Radar	+1							+2	One-time
12.7cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount Kai 2	+ Surface Radar	+2							+1	One-time
12cm Single High-angle Gun Mount Model E Kai	(★2-3)			+1
	(★4-5)			+1					+2
	(★6-7)	+1		+1					+2
	(★8-9)	+1		+2					+2
	(★MAX)	+1		+2				+1	+2
	(★2-MAX) + Surface Radar	+1							+1	One-time
	(★2-MAX) + Air Radar			+2					+1	One-time
53cm Bow (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount			-5
Passive Radiolocator (E27) + Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4 (Calibrated Late Model)	(1st equipped) (★7)							+1		One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8)							+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★9)	+1						+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1						+2	+1	One-time
	+ ★3+ 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2 OR ★3+ 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3	+1						+1		One-time
	+ ★4+ Type 13 Air Radar Kai (Late Model)	+1		+4				+1	+3	One-time
Type 42 Air Radar Kai 2									-7
Type 2 Depth Charge	(★8-9)				+1
	(★MAX)				+2
2cm Flakvierling 38	(★4-6)			+1					+1
	(★7-9)	+1		+2					+1
	(★MAX)	+1		+3					+2
	(★4-MAX) + Air Radar			+1						One-time
3.7cm FlaK M42	(★6-7)			+1					+1
	(★8-9)	+1		+1					+1
	(★MAX)	+1		+1				+1	+2
	(★6-MAX) + Air Radar			+2						One-time
25mm Anti-aircraft Autocannon Mount & Machine Guns				+1					+2
Fleet Communication Antenna	(★4)							+1
	(★5)	+1						+1
	(★6)	+1						+1	+1
	(★7)	+1						+2	+1
	(★8)	+2						+2	+1
	(★9)	+2						+2	+2
	(★MAX)	+2						+3	+2

Hidden Fit Bonuses

• Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see Hidden Fit Bonuses for more details.

Important Information

• Required to Craft SOC Seagull.
• Helper for the following equipment:
  • Improvement & upgrade: SOC Seagull

Drop Locations

Ship	Rarity	Type	No.	World 1						World 2					World 3					World 7					World 4					World 5					World 6					Remarks
				1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Helena	Very Rare	CL	415																																					Unbuildable

Voice Lines

Quotes

Event	Japanese/English
Introduction Play	My name is Helena. I'm the 2nd of the St. Louis-class light cruisers, USS Cl-50 Helena. Pleasure to work with you!
	My name is Helena. St. Louis-class軽巡洋艦二番艦USS CL-50 Helena. よろしくね！
Introduction Play	2nd of the St. Louis-class light cruisers, USS CL-50 Helena, on standby! Admiral, let's work hard together again today, okay?
	St. Louis-class軽巡洋艦二番艦USS CL-50 Helena, standby! 提督、今日もHelenaと、頑張って行きましょうね？
Library Play	I'm USS CL-50 Helena. I was built as the 2nd of the St. Louis-class light cruisers. I experienced the air attack on Pearl Harbor, and fought fiercely with the best the Japanese Navy had to offer at the Battle of Cape Esperance, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, and the Battle of Kula Gulf.
	USS CL-50 Helenaです。St. Louis-class軽巡二番艦として建造されました。真珠湾空襲を経験、エスペランス岬沖海戦、第三次ソロモン海戦、そしてクラ湾の夜戦で日本海軍の精鋭と激しく戦いました。
Secretary 1 Play	What can I do for you?
	What can I do for you?
Secretary 2 Play	Sure, why not? Shall we get going?
	いいじゃない？Helenaと行きましょう？
Secretary 3 Play	Whether it be Pearl Harbor, that time with Wasp, or the Solomons, you all really did as you pleased, you know! Well, I'll be sure to play it safe during night battles. We're comrades-in-arms now, so let's get along!
	真珠湾でも、Waspの時もソロモンでも、本当好き勝手やってくれたわよね、あなたたち！まあ、夜の戦いは気を付けるようにするわ。今は味方同士、仲良くやりましょう！
Idle Play	That's right. In a fleet battle electronic equipment is crucial. Above all, radar is a must. Realizing that after the fighting is over is way too late!
	そうね。艦隊戦では、電子兵装が大事。何より、radarは大事よ。戦いの終わってから、気づいても遅いの！
Secretary Married Play	How about you take a break? If pushing doesn't work, try pulling! Here, coffee! Don't push yourself too hard.
	一息入れたら？押してダメなら、引いてみろ、よ！はい、coffee! 無理は、ダメよ。
Wedding Play	Admiral? Did you need something from me? Eh? This is...? Really? Heh. With pleasure. Thanks, Admiral.
	提督？Helenaにご用ですか？えっ？これは？Really? へっ。よろこんで。ありがとう、提督。
Looking At Scores Play	Information is important! Don't want any surprises!
	情報は大事！不意打ちはごめんだもの！
Joining A Fleet Play	St. Louis-class USS Helena, setting sail! Come, time to leave port!
	St. Louis-class USS Helena, 抜錨する！さぁ、出港よ！
Equipment 1 Play	Ok!
	Ok!
Equipment 1 Play	My, isn't that nice? I'm OK with this.
	あら、いいじゃない？Helenaはokよ。
Equipment 2 Play	Good!
	Good!
Equipment 3 Play	That's good!
	That's good!
Supply Play	I appreciate your kindness.
	I appreciate your kindness.
Docking Minor Play	Nghhh, jeez, I don't want to go in for repairs again.
	んっ、もう、 また修理、嫌んなっちゃう。
Docking Major Play	That's a pretty serious wound. I won't let this slide if there's a next time!
	結構重傷よ。今度あったら、ただじゃ置かないから！
Construction Play	Complete!
	Complete!
Returning From Sortie Play	The fleet has safely returned to port. I want to be next!
	無事のご帰還よ。I want to be next!
Starting A Sortie Play	USS CL-50 Helena, sortieing. Watch me!
	USS CL-50 Helena, 出撃よ。見てなさい。
Battle Start Play	Is that...? Sound the alert! Enemy in sight! To your battle stations, hurry!
	あれは…？警報！Enemy in sight! 戦闘配置、急いで！
Attack Play	Stay away from me! Fire!
	近づけるな！Fire!
Air Battle/Daytime Spotting/Night Battle Attack Play	Damn, they're quick.
	ちっ。すばしっこい。
Air Battle/Daytime Spotting/Night Battle Attack Play	They might be quick, but they can't run from me!
	すばしっこいけど、逃がさないから！
Night Battle Play	Night... I have a bad feeling about this, but shall we?
	夜…嫌な感じだけど、行く？
Night Battle Play	Night... no choice but to proceed on high alert!
	夜…最大限気を付けて、行くしかないか！
MVP Play	I'm getting a Distinguished Service Medal? I really appreciate it! I'll gladly accept it.
	Helenaが殊勲賞を？I really appreciate it! ありがたく、いただきますね。
Minor Damage 1 Play	Ngaaah! What're you doing!?
	にやぁぁ！何すんの！？
Minor Damage 2 Play	Oh my god... jeez!
	Oh my god... 嫌だ、もう！
Major Damage Play	Ngaaaah! How could they, jeez!
	にやぁぁ！何ってこと、もう！
Sunk Play	So this is the end of the line for me? The water's... cold. Admiral, let's meet again. Again, alright?
	Helena, ここまでですか？水が、冷たい。提督、また会いましょう。また、ね？

Hourlies

Time	Japanese/English
00:00 Play	Admiral, I, Helena, will be serving as your secretary. Now then, I'll be getting all this organized.
	提督、今日の秘書艦はこのHelenaが担当します。さっ、いろいろと片付けていきますよ。
01:00 Play	It's 1 o'clock now. This application is full of errors. Whose is this? Ah, Atlanta's. Rejected! That's fine, right Admiral?
	It's 1 o'clock now. この申請書は不備が多いわ。誰の？あっ、Atlanta. 却下！提督、いいですね？
02:00 Play	It's 2 o'clock now. Not another one... South Dakota? Ugh, that girl! That's another rej- eh? Are you sure, Admiral? Fine!
	It's 2 o'clock now. これはまた…South Dakotaか？んっ、彼女はもう！これも却…えっ？提督、いいんですか？そう？
03:00 Play	It's 3 o'clock now. This document's from... Mother Fletcher!? A-Alright, we'll treat this one as good! A-Accept...
	It's 3 o'clock now. この書類は…Mother Fletcher!? ま、まあ、いいことにしましょうか！A-Accept...
04:00 Play	It's 4 o'clock now. It got this late just dealing with documents. It's almost morning, Admiral. How about we take a coffee break? You do drink coffee, right?
	It's 4 o'clock now. 書類仕事してたら、もうこんな時間。提督、もうすぐ朝ですね。Coffeeで一息入れましょう。飲むでしょう？
05:00 Play	It's 5 o'clock now. Do you need more coffee? Roger, here you go. Oh! Look, Admiral, the sun's rising!
	It's 5 o'clock now. Coffeeお代わり要る？了解、どうぞ。おっ！提督、見て。日が昇るわ。
06:00 Play	It's 6 o'clock now. All fleet, good morning! The morning's here! Another hard day's work, everyone!
	It's 6 o'clock now. All fleet, good morning! さぁ、朝よ！皆、今日も頑張っていきましょう！
07:00 Play	It's 7 o'clock now. Please enjoy my Helena morning plate. Do you mind scrambled eggs with bacon? The ketchup is over there.
	It's 7 o'clock now. Helenaのmorning plateをどうぞ。卵料理はscrambled baconでいいわね？ Ketchupはそこよ。
08:00 Play	It's 8 o'cl- oh, it's Wasp! Wasp, good morning! You seem well. Uh, okay, but we need to watch below the surface. Are you listening to me?
	It's 8 o'cl- あら、Wasp! Wasp, good morning! 元気そうね。ん、いいけど、海の下には気をつるのよ。聞いてる？
09:00 Play	It's 9 o'clock now. Set sail! Weigh anchor! Come, Admiral, let's head out to sea!
	It's 9 o'clock now. 抜錨よ！Weigh anchor! 提督、さっ、海に出ましょう！
10:00 Play	It's 10 o'clock now. Our destination is... oh, the Solomons? My fate is really tied up with the Solomon Sea. To an uncomfortable degree, seriously.
	It's 10 o'clock now. 目指すは… おっ、Solomon? Helenaは、Solomon諸島の海には本当に縁があるわ。 嫌になるぐらいよ、本当にね。
11:00 Play	It's 11 o'clock now. The status of the RADAR is... Hmm, all green, receiving loud and clear. I really need to master it to survive.
	It's 11 o'clock now. Radarの調子は…うん、いいみたいね、感度良好。これを使いこなして、生き延びないと、本当にね。
12:00 Play	It is noon. Alright, let's do lunch. I'll go get the lunch plate. Huh? You're not hungry? Doesn't matter, you have to eat properly.
	It is noon. さぁ、lunchにしましょう。Lunch plate持ってくるわね。はっ？食欲ないの？ダメよ、ちゃんと食べないと。
13:00 Play	It's 1 o'clock now. Here, hot coffee. I've added plenty of milk and sugar. This will pick you right up.
	It's 1 o'clock now. はい、熱いcoffee。Milkとsugarもたっぷり入れておいたわ. これで元気出しって。
14:00 Play	It's 2 o'cl- hah, yeah. We'll meet again later, Wasp. Seriously, you need to watch out for submarines. Ah, a sonar signature! Be careful!
	It's 2 o'cl- はっ、うん、Wasp, また会ったはね。本当、潜水艦には気を付けてよ。ってほら、ソナーに感！Be careful!
15:00 Play	It's 3 o'clock now. Whew, that was close. It's an "I-gou" submarine! Yeah, they're friendlies now. It's fine. Hahh... "I-gou One Nine" is quite a boat.
	It's 3 o'clock now. はぁ、よかった。伊号submarineよ！そう、今は友軍よ。大丈夫。はっ。伊号one nine, すごい船よね。
16:00 Play	It's 4 o'clock now. Oh my, Kinugasa, it's been a long time. You were really cool back then. I expect nothing less. I'm honored to be part of your fleet now. Let's do our best together!
	It's 4 o'clock now. あら、衣笠、久しぶりね。あの時が酷かったわね？あなたはクールだったわ。流石ね。今はfriend fleet, 光栄だわ。一緒に頑張りましょう！
17:00 Play	It's 5 o'clock now. Hahh, look, Admiral! The sunset! It's beautiful, even here. Heh, got caught up in it. Right, let's head back to base!
	It's 5 o'clock now. はぁ、提督、みて！Sunset! 奇麗ね、ここでも。ふん。見とれちゃった。さっ、母港に戻りましょう！
18:00 Play	It's 6 o'clock now. What should we do for dinner? What about my special steak dish? You want it done... medium? Ok!
	It's 6 o'clock now. Dinnerはどうしようか？Helena特製の、steak plateでいい？焼き方は…medium? Ok!
19:00 Play	It's 7 o'clock now. Now, please enjoy my special beef steak dish! What would you like to drink, beer? Yeah, ok!
	It's 7 o'clock now. さっ、Helena特製のbeef steak plate召し上がれ！飲み物はbeer? うん。Ok!
20:00 Play	It's 8 o'clock now. Admiral, was that enough for dinner? The dessert will be heaps of vanilla ice cream! Do you want chocolate on yours? Oh, coffee...? Hah, affogato style? Alright! Heh, I'll do that too.
	It's 8 o'clock now. 提督、volumeは足りた？Dessertは、たっぷりのvanilla ice! Chocolateかける？おっ、coffeeを? はっ、アボカド風か？やる！ふん。私もそうしよう！
21:00 Play	It's 9- hm? Who is it? Is that, SoDak!? Kirishima? She's not here. Are you looking for her?
	It's 9- ん？誰？あなた、SoDak!? 霧島？ここにはいないわ。探してるの？
22:00 Play	It's 10 o'clock now. Whew! Finally some peace and qu- okay, jeez, who is it this time! Ugh, Japanese destroyers! Arghhhhh, jeez! You've got. The wrong. Room!
	It's 10 o'clock now. はぁ！やっと静かにな…で、もう、今度は誰！うぇ、Japanese destroyers! あぁ、もう！部屋、違うでしょう！
23:00 Play	It's 11 o'clock now. It's finally quiet! Whew. Good work today, Admiral. Let's get some sleep for tomorrow. Good night.
	It's 11 o'clock now. やっと、静かになった！ふん。提督、今日はお疲れさま。少しだけ眠りましょう、明日に備えて。Good night.

Seasonal

Ship	Japanese/English	Notes
Christmas 2020 Play	Merry Christmas! Admiral, let's have some fun. Shall we drink today?
	Merry Christmas! 提督、楽しみましょう。今日は、飲んじゃいましょう？
Setsubun 2021 Play	It's setsubun... and you came just like I expected, you Japanese destroyers. Now, it's payback time!
	セツブンな…そして、来ると思ったわJapanese destroyers。さあ、返り討ちよ！
Valentine's Day 2021 Play	Chocolate? Why? For who? Ufufufu, just kidding. Here, I got some for you. That's the tradition here, right?
	Chocolate? Why? だれに？うふふふぅ、うそよ。はい、良いしてあるわ。ここのcultureなんでしょう？
White Day2021 Play	A return gift? Ah, for the chocolates? Yet another odd custom here. But, I don't dislike it... Thanks.
	お返し？あぁ、チョコレートの？ここの不思議なcultureね。でも、嫌いじゃないわ。…Thanks。
Coming of Spring 2021 Play	You want to try having a Japanese "cherry blossom viewing" outing with the US fleet? Aha, that sounds nice. I'm fine with that.
	USS fleetで、日本式「オハナミ」を試してみるの？あはぁ、いいんじゃない。HelenaはOKよ。
8th Anniversary Play	Congratulations on the fleet's 8th Anniversary. Admiral, Congratulations. I'll celebrate too.
	Congratulations, fleet 8th Anniversary.提督、おめでとう。Helenaもお祝いします。
Rainy Season 2021 Play	This is Japan's "to you" right? I've heard about it. You make dolls and hang them up, right? It's kinda occultish. Ah, I'm not doing it.
	日本の「ツーユー」ね？聞いてるわ。Dollを作って、吊るすんでしょう？軽くオカルトね。あぁ、やらないわよ。
Summer 2021 Play	Japanese summers are hot too. Isn't it going to be rough when summer is in full swing even with the aircon at full power? What'll I do?
	日本の夏も暑いわね。これ、夏本番になったら、エアコン全開でもきついんじゃない？どうしましょう？
Summer 2022 Play	I knew it. The summer here is really freaking hot... But, I'll be fine! I'll beat the heat with this equipment!	Secretary 2
	予想通り、最ッ高に暑いわ、ここの夏も…。でも、平気よ、この装備なら！勝ったわね！
9th Anniversary Play	Congratulations! Fleet 9th anniversary! Admiral, congratulations! I will also partake in the celebrations!
	Congratulations! Fleet 9th anniversary！提督、おめでとう！Helenaもお祝いしますね！

CG

Regular
Base Base Damaged Kai Kai Damaged

Trivia

General Information

• Named after the city of Helena, Montana.
• She was launched on the 28th of August 1938.
• Sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf on the 6th of July 1943.
• Wreck discovered on the 11th of April 2018 by RV Petrel. She sits upright in 860 meters (2,820 feet) of water.

Update History

• She was added on the 11th of July 2020 as Summer 2020 Event E5 and E6 drop.

See Also

• Wikipedia entry on Helena