Atlanta-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament torpedo tubes
5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 1.1–3.75 in (28–95 mm)
gptkbp:armorDeck 1.25 in (32 mm)
gptkbp:beam 53 ft (16 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company
gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement about 800
gptkbp:displacement 6,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:enteredService 1941
gptkbp:fate most scrapped after WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atlanta-class cruiser
gptkbp:length 541 ft (165 m)
gptkbp:nickname antiaircraft cruisers
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:notableLoss USS Atlanta (CL-51) sunk at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
USS Juneau (CL-52) sunk at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Juneau_(CL-52)
gptkb:USS_Atlanta_(CL-51)
gptkb:USS_San_Diego_(CL-53)
gptkb:USS_San_Juan_(CL-54)
USS Flint (CL-97)
USS Oakland (CL-95)
USS Reno (CL-96)
USS Tucson (CL-98)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 8
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor none (unique design)
gptkbp:primaryUse scout
anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1941–1949
gptkbp:speed 32.5 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Juneau-class_cruiser
gptkbp:type light cruiser
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_cruisers_of_the_United_States
gptkb:USS_Juneau_(CL-52)
gptkb:USS_Atlanta_(CL-51)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6