Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CL-51 USS Atlanta

: Atlanta was wrecked by gunfire of IJN battleship Hiei and torpedo from destroyer Akatsuki and scuttled off Guadalcanal on 13 Nov 42 (Naval Battle of Guadalcanal)

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Last updated: January 10, 2002

Compiled and formatted by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation
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