U.S.S. Atlanta
CL-51
1942
(Neptun 1341)
- Class: Atlanta - 4 light cruisers of 1939
- Displacement: 6,718 tons standard / 8,340 tons full load
- Dimensions: 530'(wl) 541'6"(oa) x 53'2" x 20'6"
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 75,000 = 32 knots
- Armament: 16-5"/38 DP (8x2), 12-1.1" (3x4), 8-20mm guns; 8-21"(2x4) TT
- Complement: 623
- 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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