 WARSHIP - USS ATLANTA - 20190630
                        WARSHIP - USS ATLANTA - 20190630
                     ArtisGL 3D Publisher
   ArtisGL 3D Publisher 
                             ArtisGL 3D Publisher
  
                            ArtisGL 3D Publisher| 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 | 
| General characteristics (as built)[1][2] | |
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| Class and type: | Atlanta-class light cruiser | 
| Displacement: | 
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| Length: | 541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa | 
| Beam: | 53 ft (16 m) | 
| Draft: | 
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| Installed power: | 
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| Propulsion: | 
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| Speed: | 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) | 
| Complement: | 673 officers and enlisted | 
| Armament: | 
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| Armor: | 
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