Name: | Atlanta |
Namesake: | City of Atlanta, Georgia |
Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
Laid down: | 22 April 1940 |
Launched: | 6 September 1941 |
Sponsored by: | Margaret Mitchell |
Commissioned: | 24 December 1941 |
Struck: | 13 January 1943 |
Identification: | Hull symbol:CL-51 |
Honors and awards: |
5 × battle stars |
Fate: | Scuttled after severe damage in Naval Battle of Guadalcanal by friendly fire from USS San Francisco, 13 November 1942 |
Notes: | Approximate location of sinking: 9°23′S 159°58′E |
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Class and type: | Atlanta-class light cruiser |
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Length: | 541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa |
Beam: | 53 ft (16 m) |
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Speed: | 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) |
Complement: | 673 officers and enlisted |
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