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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 Atlanta (1884), was a protected cruiser, launched in 1884 and decommissioned in 1912; USS Atlanta (CL-51), a light cruiser, was commissioned in 1941 and sunk in November 1942 at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; USS Atlanta (CL-104 / IX-304), a light cruiser, was commissioned in 1944, served in World War II and in the 1960s was used as an ...
USS Atlanta (CL-51) The 1936 Second London Naval Treaty would also influence the Navy's light cruiser program. It imposed limits that resulted in the smaller displacement Atlanta class with a 5-inch (127 mm) dual purpose rapid fire main gun battery, the first such ship in the Navy.
USS Atlanta (CL-104) USS Augusta (CA-31) B. USS Baltimore (CA-68) USS Biloxi; USS Birmingham (CL-62) USS Boise (CL-47) USS Boston (CA-69) USS Brooklyn (CL-40) USS ...
This file has an extracted image: USS Atlanta (CL-104) at sea, en route to Sydney, Australia, 13 May 1947 (cropped).jpg. Licensing This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 98877 .
Atlanta (CL-51) Atlanta: light cruiser: 6,000 24 December 1941 Sunk 13 November 1942 Guadalcanal Atlanta (CL-104) Cleveland: light cruiser: 11,800 3 December 1944 Sunk as target 1970 Atlantis Kriegsmarine: auxiliary cruiser: 7,862 19 December 1939 Sunk 21 November 1941 Attacker Royal Navy: Attacker: escort carrier: 11,400 30 September 1942
Simpson also served tours as commander, Training Command, Marianas; commander, Fleet Training Group, Western Pacific; Commander, Underway Training Unit, Guam; commanding officer, Atlanta (CL-104); and commanding officer, Naval Station Treasure Island. [1] On April 6, 1944, Commodore Simpson commanded Task Flotilla 6.
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.