USN · CL
AfloatAtlanta-class light cruiser, CL-96, named for the city in Nevada. Bethlehem Steel at San Francisco laid her down on 1 August 1941, launched her on 3 December 1942, and the Navy commissioned her on 28 December 1943. She screened the fast carriers through the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, came alongside the burning Princeton, and was torpedoed by I-41 on 3 November 1944. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 4 November 1946.
| Class | Atlanta class |
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| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-96 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco |
| Launched | 1942-12-03 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at Port Angeles, Washington, on 4 November 1946 and berthed at Bremerton in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Reclassified CLAA-96 on 18 March 1949. Struck on 1 March 1959. Sold on 22 March 1962 to Coal Export Co., New York, to be broken up. Three battle stars. Not sunk. |
| Armament (class) | Anti-aircraft cruiser. Twin 5-inch mounts along the centerline, and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Reno (CL-96) underway off California (USA), 25 January 1944. U.S. Navy photo 80-G-215947 Public domain.
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Command
Darden, Thomas Francis Jr.Captain from 13 February 1945Relieved on 26 March 1945THHickey, Thomas JosephCaptain from 26 March 1945Relieved on 22 May 1945MSSawyer, Merle AlexanderCaptain from 23 May 1945Relieved on 11 April 1946RLLawver, Rowland CliffordCaptain from 11 April 1946Relieved on 4 November 1946Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · with the fast carriers, helped repel the Japanese carrier force in the Battle of the Philippine Sea; not sunk
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · rejoined the task force on 25 October 1944 and went north to engage the Japanese force off Cape Engaño; not sunk
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