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USS ATLANTA (Protected Cruiser)

Displacement 3,340 Tons, Dimensions, 354' 9.5" (oa) x 43' 9" x 17' 6" (Max)
Armament 6 x 6"/30, 4 x 4.7", 10 x 6pdr, 4 x 1pdr, 4 Machine guns, 2 Field Pieces, 3 Torpedo Tubes.
Armor
Machinery
Speed, 20.52 Knots, Crew 353.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid in 8 NOV 1883 at John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pa
Launched 09 OCT 1884
Commissioned 19 JUL 1886
Decommissioned 18 JUL 1893
Commissioned 02 APR 1894
Decommissioned SEP 1895
Commissioned 15 SEP 1900
Decommissioned 23 MAR 1912
Stricken 23 APR 1912
Fate: Sold for scrap to Frank Rijsdyk’s Scheepssloperij 10 JUN 1912
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Atlanta 155k Undated Photo, Shown here is a good detail image of her masts and rigging, she could carry 10,400 sq ft. of canvas. USN
Albany 38k Undated, Nice starboard side image showing her mast and rigging and also the placement of her guns. the 8 inchers were for and aft on the centerline note they are protected by a square 2" shield. Her 6" guns were hull mounted 3 to a side. USN
Atlanta 189k Undated, Excellent image showing details of his ship, Note firing of salute from both port and starboard 3" guns. Crew has manned the spars. USN
Boston 169k

The Squadron of Evolution, Commanded by Rear Admiral John G. Walker - At anchor in an East Coast port, 1889. Squadron flagship USS Chicago is in the left foreground. Astern of her are (from left to right): gunboat USS Yorktown (PG-1), cruiser USS Boston and cruiser USS Atlanta. Photographed by E.H. Hart, New York.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61550.

 USNHC
Boston 85k

The Squadron of Evolution at sea under sail, circa 1889 - Photographed from the bridge of USS Chicago, the Squadron flagship. USS Boston and USS Atlanta are next astern, with USS Yorktown (PG-1) bringing up the rear. Note the brig rigs carried by Boston and Atlanta. Courtesy of Doctor Henry P. Walker, 1975.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 84527..

 USNHC
Boston 122k

USS Boston, left and USS Atlanta tied up together, probably at the New York Navy Yard, circa the late 1880s or early 1890s. Note that their yards have been cocked to avoid striking each other.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 69173.

 USNHC
Atlanta 244k

Port Bow, 1891.

National Archives Image # (19-A-2-44)

 National Archives.
Atlanta 96k Port side view at anchor, 1895. Colin P. Varga
USS ATLANTA History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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