Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CL-51 USS Atlanta

Atlanta class Anti-aircraft Cruiser:
Displacement: 8,200 tons
Length: 541'6"
Beam: 53'2"
Draft: 27'
Speed: 32 knots
Armament: 16 5"/38 DP, 3x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm, 15 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 2x4 21" torpedo tubes, 3 SC-1 aircraft
Complement: 820
Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 75,000 shaft hp
Built at Federal, Kearny, and commissioned 24 December 1941

: Atlanta was wrecked by gunfire of IJN battleship Hiei and torpedo from destroyer Akatsuki and scuttled off Guadalcanal on 13 Nov 42 (Naval Battle of Guadalcanal)

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Atlanta
Brief History of USS Atlanta
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