Sea Weapons

Anti-Aircraft Cruiser (1942)

Atlanta class

USS San Juan (CL-54)
Atlanta-class
Juneau-class

Preceded by:

Brooklyn (1938)

Succeeded by:

Cleveland (1943)

Datafile

ClassAtlantaJuneau
TypeLight CruiserLight Cruiser
Year19421946
Crew623623
Dimensions
Length161.6 m (pp)
1,650.1 m
161.6 m (pp)
1,650.1 m
Beam16.2 m16.2 m
Draught6.3 m6.3 m
Displacement
Empty6,590 t6,700 t
Loaded8,100 t8,450 t
Performance
Speed60 km/h60 km/h
Range15,742 km @ 28 km/h
15,742 km @ 28 km/h
Machinery
Shafts22
Turbines2 x Geared steam
75,000 hp
Westinghouse
2 x Geared steam
75,000 hp
Westinghouse
Boilers4 x Babcock & Wilcox4 x Babcock & Wilcox
FuelOil: 1,360 tOil: 1,360 t
Armament
Main16 x 127-mm/38 (8 x 2)
5"/38 Mk. 12
-10° / +35°

12 x 127-mm/38 (6 x 2)
5"/38 Mk. 12
-10° / +35°

Anti-Aircraft16 x 28-mm (4 x 4)
1.1"/75 Mk. 1
16 x 40-mm (8 x 2)
Bofors
8 x 20-mm (8 x 1)
Oerlikon
32 x 40-mm (6 x 4, 4 x 2)
Bofors
16 x 20-mm (8 x 2)
Oerlikon
Torpedo tubes2x4 x (21-in)
2x4 x (21-in)
Broadside400 kg300 kg
Armor
Belt95 mm95 mm
Bulkhead95 mm95 mm
Deck32 mm32 mm
Gun turret25 - 32 mm25 - 32 mm
Machinery28 - 95 mm28 - 95 mm
Conning tower64 mm-0 mm
Sensors
RadarSC
SG
Mk. 12/22
SC
SG
Mk. 12/22
Production
Built83
Total11

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Atlanta CL-51 Federal Shipbuilding22/04/194006/09/194124/12/194113/11/1942 Loss by surface ship
Juneau CL-52 Federal Shipbuilding27/05/194025/10/194114/02/194213/11/1942 Loss by submarine
San Diego CL-53 Bethlehem Steel27/03/194026/07/194110/01/194204/11/1946Sold/Scrapped
San Juan CL-54 Bethlehem Steel15/05/194006/09/194128/02/194209/11/1946Sold/Scrapped
Oakland CL-95 Bethlehem Steel (SF)14/07/194123/10/194217/07/194301/07/1949Sold/Scrapped
Reno CL-96 Bethlehem Steel (SF)01/08/194123/12/194229/12/194304/11/1946Sold/Scrapped
Flint CL-97 Bethlehem Steel (SF)23/10/194225/01/194431/08/194406/05/1947Sold/Scrapped
Tucson CL-98 Bethlehem Steel (SF)23/12/194202/09/194403/02/194511/06/1949Sold/Scrapped
Atlanta (Juneau):
Juneau CL-119 Federal Shipbuilding16/09/194415/07/194515/02/194623/07/1955Sold/Scrapped
Spokane CL-120 Federal Shipbuilding15/11/194422/09/194517/05/194627/02/1950Sold/Scrapped
Fresno CL-121 Federal Shipbuilding02/12/194503/05/194627/11/194617/05/1949Sold/Scrapped

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