Atlanta-class cruiser
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The Atlanta-class cruisers were eight United States Navy light cruisers which were designed as fast scout cruisers, flotilla leaders, or destroyer leaders, but which proved to be effective anti-aircra
USS San Juan on 14 October 1944
USS Juneau (CL-52)
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USS Juneau was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the five Sulliv
Atlanta-class cruiser
…The Atlanta class saw heavy action during World War II, collectively earning 54 battle stars. Two ships of the class were sunk in action: Atlanta and Juneau, both at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The other six were decommissioned shortly after the war and were scrapped in the 1960s. As built, the original…
USS Juneau in February 1942.
The Sullivan brothers on board the Juneau on her commissioning date. From left to right: Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison, and George Sullivan
USS Juneau in June 1942
Juneau underway during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942