and San Diego on 29 October. She returned to the United States on 19 November, then sailed back to Pearl Harbor where she was decommissioned on 26 June 1946. Helm'' was used that summer as a target ship during the historic Operation Crossroads atomic tests in the Pacific, and her hulk was sold to Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California, in October 1947 for scrapping. Notes References Nimitz, C.W. (15 February 1942) "Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7 December, 1941. ", Naval Historical Center, published 20 May 2001, retrieved 11 August 2008. Carrol, C.E. (11 December 1941) "Action during air raid on December 7 – Report on. ", Naval Historical Center, published 9 September 2003, retrieved 11 August 2008. External links navsource.org: USS Helm domeisland.com: USS Helm Navy Photos of Helm (DD-388) USS Helm, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack DANFS entry and mirrors history.navy.mil: USS Helm hazegray.org: USS Helm ibiblio.org: USS Helm Bagley-class destroyers World War II destroyers of the United States 1937 ships Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor Ships built in Portsmouth, Virginia