Talk:USS Atlanta (CL-51)

Atlanta was a cruiser, not a destroyer
The Atlanta had the gun firepower of three destroyers with 5 inch guns. Some destroyers had 4 inch guns. Any surface ship a 6 inch gun would have effective against, the 5 inch gun would have also been effective. A destroyer didn't have armor. Atlanta had armor. The Atlanta weighed 3 times more than a destroyer at full load.Azeh (talk) 00:18, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Battleship Hiei involvement
The Wikipedia pages Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal and Japanese_battleship_Hiei mentioned that Hiei fired at hit Atlanta, killing Norman Scott. This page, along with the Norman Scott page, claim it was the USS_San_Francisco_(CA-38) with no mention of the Hiei. Both events appear to be well referenced. This is inconsistent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barneygumble (talk • contribs) 15:44, 25 April 2016 (UTC)


 * This is also reported by the captain Tameichi Hara who captained the destroyer Amatsukaze during the battle. Japanese Destroyer Captain. New York & Toronto: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-27894-1 . 216.170.52.243 (talk) 18:59, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Use Atlanta max range of her main battery?
what was Atalanta's max firing range of her main battery? 24.116.140.83 (talk) 11:36, 30 March 2022 (UTC)