USS Juneau Reunion Group

The USS Juneau CL-52

USS Juneau CL-52

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  • Class: Atlanta
  • Displacement: 6000 Tons
  • Dimensions: 541′ (oa) x 53′ 2″ x 26′ 6″
  • Armament: 16 x 5″/38AA, 16 x 40mm, 8 x 20mm, 8 x 21″ tt
  • Machinery: 75,000 SHP, geared turbines, 2 screws
  • Speed: 32.5 knots
  • Crew: 650

Operational & Building Data

Keel laid on May 27, 1940, by the Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, NJ.

Launched October 25, 1941 and commissioned February 14, 1942.

The USS Juneau CL-52 was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-26 on November 13, 1942, while withdrawing after the naval battle of Guadalcanal.