WARSHIP - USS ATLANTA - 20190630
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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 |
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| 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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