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Of the three light cruisers lost by U.S. Navy during World War II, two were Atlantas. The only two cruisers of the class that engaged in surface combat were sunk: Atlanta and Juneau . Atlanta was sunk in surface combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign while Juneau was heavily damaged in the same battle and sunk by Japanese submarine I-26 on her ...
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 .
Cleveland class: Light cruiser [37] Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref USS LST-325: United States Indiana: Evansville: United States: 1942 LST Mk.3: Landing Ship, Tank [38] USS LST-393: United States Michigan: Muskegon: United States: 1942 LST: Landing Ship, Tank: USS LST 393 Veterans Museum USS LST-1008: China ...
WWII battle stars: 15 (tied) Type: Light cruiser Class: Atlanta-class Year entered service: 1942 Personnel: 796 USS San Diego was the third of eight Atlanta-class light cruisers, designed to ...
The USS San Diego (CL-53) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active throughout the Pacific theater. Armed with 16 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal DP anti-aircraft guns and 16 Bofors 40 mm AA guns, the Atlanta -class cruisers had one of the heaviest anti-aircraft ...
The first purpose built anti-aircraft cruiser was the British Dido class, completed shortly before the beginning of World War II. The US Navy Atlanta-class anti-aircraft cruisers (CLAA) were designed to match capabilities of the Royal Navy. Both Dido and Atlanta carried torpedo tubes.
USS Atlanta was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn -class cruisers , the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty .
USS Flint (CL-97) was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, sometimes referred to as an "Oakland-class". She was named after the city of Flint, Michigan. She was launched on 25 January 1944 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of San Francisco, California, sponsored by Mrs. R. A. Pitcher. She was and commissioned on 31 August 1944.