USS Atlanta

USS Atlanta (CL-51) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the Atlanta class of eight light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Designed to provide anti-aircraft protection for US naval task groups, Atlanta served in this capacity in the naval battles Midway and the Eastern Solomons. Atlanta was heavily damaged by Japanese and friendly gunfire in a night surface action on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The cruiser was sunk on her captain's orders in the afternoon of the same day. Stats Name: Atlanta Class: Atlanta-Class Light Cruiser Identification: CL-51 Length: 164m Beam: 17m Freeboard: 3m Top Speed: 14m/s Cost: £113,054 (9,475 blocks) Armament Primary: 16x127mm AA: 16x60mm Autocannon Torpedo: 6x6m HE