there, on the same beaches that would again be stormed by US troops 45 years later. Post-war Helena remained in the Far East for the rest of her naval service, engaged in protecting American lives and interests. She served in the Chinese waters from October 1900 – December 1902, then returned to the Philippines until March 1903, when she sailed back to the China coast. In December 1904, she moored once more at Cavite in the Philippines, where she was placed out of commission on 19 April 1905. Helena was recommissioned on 16 July 1906, and cruised on the Asiatic Station until June 1907. From that time on, with intervals for overhaul, Helena served both with the South China patrol and the Yangtze River Patrol. She was placed in reduced commission on 29 June 1929, but continued to serve on the South China Patrol until 27 May 1932, when she was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. The gunboat was sold on 7 July 1934. Awards Sampson Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Philippine Campaign Medal Victory Medal Yangtze Service Medal References External links http://usshelena.org/ Gunboats of the United States Navy 1896 ships Philippine–American War ships of the United States Spanish–American War gunboats of the United States Ships built in Newport News, Virginia