ATLANTA CL 51

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Atlanta Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid 22 April 1940 - Launched 6 September 1941


1. USS ATLANTA CL-51
   Commissioned 24 December 1941
   SUNK (Scuttled) 13 November 1942
   
   Struck from Naval Register 13 January 1943

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Atlanta CL-51 Covers Page 1     (1940-42)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established January 20 1942 - Disestablished November 13 1942

 

Locy Type 3z

1941-12-24

Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDPS 3z Jan 20, 1942

1942-01-20

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9xz

1942-01-20

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-01-29

Censored, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Other Information

USS ATLANTA earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 silver Battle Star and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name ATLANTA - USS Atlanta (1861 Ironclad), USS Atlanta (1884 Protected Cruiser), USS Atlanta CL-51, USS Atlanta CL-104
and USS Atlanta SSN-712.

The ships sponsor was Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone with the Wind".

 

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