USS Atlanta

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name Atlanta, after the city of Atlanta, Georgia:

USS Atlanta (1861), was a Confederate ironclad converted from a blockade runner, named CSS Atlanta, captured in 1863
USS Atlanta (1884), was a protected cruiser, launched in 1884 and decommissioned in 1912
USS Atlanta (CL-51), an anti-aircraft cruiser (later redesignated light cruiser), was commissioned in 1941 and sunk in November 1942 at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
USS Atlanta (CL-104), a light cruiser, was commissioned in 1944, served in World War II and in the 1960s was used for target practice
USS Atlanta (SSN-712), was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1982 and inactivated in 1999

Sources

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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