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CL-51 Atlanta
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Atlanta 1940/04/22
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J. 		1941/09/06 1941/12/24 1942/11/13
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41/12: Ms 13, 42/06: Ms 12/Mod


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/04/12       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/04/12 42/04/23     sail Panama > P.H.   66 
42/04/23 42/05/10     P.H. - practice   66 
42/05/10 42/05/16     escort (with McCall) AE-5 Rainier, AO-27 Kaskaskia   66 
42/05/16 42/05/26   16     66 
42/05/29 42/06/13   16.2/CruDiv6 xMidway   66 
42/06/13 42/07/15     P.H.   66 
42/07/01 42/07/02     PHNY - drydock - keel cleaning   66 
42/07/15 42/07/29   16     66 
42/07/29 42/08 Watch 16    
42/08/23 42/08/25   16/screen xEasSol  
42/08/25 42/09/06   11     66 
42/09/06 42/09/13     Tongatabu - upkeep   66 
42/09/13 42/09/19     escort AE-3 Lassen, APV-2 Hammondsport   66 
42/09/19 42/09/21     Noumea - refuel   66 
42/09/21 42/09/23   66.4     66 
42/09/24 42/10/15   17     66 
42/10/15 42/10/29   64 xSCruz   66 
42/10/30     64.4/GF escort -convoy to Guadalcanal  
42/10/30     64.4/GF shell Guadalcanal   66 
42/10/31 42/11/08   65.3 Guadalcanal reinforce   81 
42/11/09 42/11/11   67.2/GF escort -convoy Esp. Santo > Guadalcanal  
42/11/09 42/11/14   67.2/GF xGuadal   66 
42/11/13     67.2/GF sunk(IJN - 13 14in, 19 8in, 12 5in, 5 3.9in shells, 1 24in torp.) off Lunga Point - 172 KIA, 79 WIA   81  104 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, PUC
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