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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