CLASS - ATLANTADisplacement 6,000 Tons, Dimensions, 541' 0" (oa) x 53' 2" x 26' 6" (Max) Armament 16 x 5"/38AA, 16 x 1.1", 16 x 40mm, 8 x 20mm, 8 x 21" tt. Armor, 3 3/4" Belt, 1 1/4" Turrets, 1 1/4" Deck, 2 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery, 75,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 32.5 Knots, Crew 650. Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 22 APR 1940 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ Launched 06 SEP 1941 Commissioned 24 DEC 1941 Stricken 13 JAN 1943 Fate: Abandoned and sunk with a demolition charge on 13 NOV 1942
after being disabled by a torpedo and gunfire during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
This model is 34 1/2" Long, 10 " High, 3 1/4" at the water line, at 1/200" Scale
