U.S.S. Atlanta
CL-51
1942
(Neptun 1341)
- Class: Atlanta - 4 light cruisers of 1938
- Displacement: 6,000 tons
- Dimensions: 530(wl) 541.5(oa) x 53.25 x 16.5 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 75,000 = 32 knots
- Armament: 16-5"/38 (8x2), 12-1.1" (3x4) A.A. guns, 8-21"(2x4) T.T.
- Complement: 800
- Builder: Federal Shipbuilding Co, Kearny, NJ
- Keel Laid: 22 Apr 1940
- Launched: 6 Sep 1941
- Commissioned: 24 Dec 1941
- Actions: Midway, Guadalcanal-Tulagi, Eastern Solomons, Guadalcanal battle; lost 13 Nov 1942.
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