
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)
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Last updated:
January 10, 2002