USS Atlanta (CL-51) Light Cruiser USN Navy Ship Model WWII

Designed to provide anti-aircraft protection for US naval task groups, Atlanta served in this capacity in the naval battles Midway and the Eastern Solomons. Atlanta was heavily damaged by Japanese and friendly gunfire in a night surface action on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadacanal. The cruiser was sunk on her captain’s… (read more)