CL-52

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CL-52 was the hull number of USS Juneau, a World War II United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser best known for its sinking in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and the loss of the five Sullivan brothers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlanta-class cruiser
United States Navy light cruiser
World War II warship
group of United States Navy sailors
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
21 in torpedo tubes
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
beam 53 ft (16 m)
builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
builtAt Kearny, New Jersey
carriedCrewMembers Sullivan brothers
casualties over 600 killed
class Atlanta-class cruiser
commissionedDate 1942-02-14
conflict World War II
country United States of America
displacement 7400 long tons (standard)
8100 long tons (full load)
draft 20 ft (6.1 m)
fate sunk
hasHullNumber CL-52
hasName USS Juneau
laidDownDate 1940-05-27
launchDate 1941-10-25
length 541 ft (165 m)
locationOfSinking near Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
maximumSpeed 32.5 knots
namedAfter Juneau, Alaska
linked to: Juneau
notableFor loss of the five Sullivan brothers
numberOfMembers 5
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Guadalcanal Campaign
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
primaryRole anti-aircraft cruiser
propulsion four propeller shafts
steam turbines
serviceEndYear 1942
serviceEntryYear 1942
shipType light cruiser
sinkingDate 1942-11-13
sisterShip USS Atlanta (CL-51)
USS San Diego (CL-53)
USS San Juan (CL-54)
sunkBy Japanese submarine I-26
sunkInBattle Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II

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USS Juneau hasHullNumber CL-52
subject linked to: CL-52