USS Juneau (CL-52)

	USS Juneau in February 1942.
History
United States
Name	Juneau
Namesake	City of Juneau, Alaska
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down	27 May 1940
Launched	25 October 1941
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry I. Lucas
Commissioned	14 February 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-52
Honors and; awards	4 × battle stars
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-26 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942 Shipwreck found, 17 March 2018
Notes	Approximate location of sinking: 10°34′S 161°04′E / 10.567°S 161.067°E
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Atlanta-class cruiser
Displacement	6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard); 8,340 long tons (8,474 t) (max);
Length	541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean); 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max);
Installed power	4 × Steam boilers ; 75,000 shp (56,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines; 2 × screws;
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	673 officers and sailors
Armament	16 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (8×2); 16 × 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns (4×4); 8 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons; 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;
Armor	Belt: 1.1–3+3⁄4 in (28–95 mm); Deck: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm); Turrets: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm); Conning Tower: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm);

USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of her sinking. Only 10 survivors were rescued after eight days in the water.^[4] To honor the five Sullivan brothers and Juneau, the U.S. Navy has since commissioned two ships named USS The Sullivans and two ships named USS Juneau. On 17 March 2018, Paul Allen's research crew on board RV Petrel located the wreck of Juneau at a depth of about 4,200 m (13,800 ft) off the Solomon Islands.

^ Hoover, Gilbert G. (14 November 1942). "Report of Submarine Torpedo Attack on Task Unit and sinking of USS Juneau". World War II War Diaries, 1941-1945 via fold3.com.(subscription required)
^ Rickard, J (13 January 2015). "Atlanta Class Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "US Cruisers List: US Light/Heavy/AntiAircraft Cruisers, Part 2". Hazegray.org. 24 April 2000. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^ "The deaths of these 5 sailors changed how US manned military units". The Navy Times. 9 November 2019.

History
USS Juneau in February 1942.
United States
Name	Juneau
Namesake	City of Juneau, Alaska
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down	27 May 1940
Launched	25 October 1941
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry I. Lucas
Commissioned	14 February 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-52
Honors and awards	4 × battle stars
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-26 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942 Shipwreck found, 17 March 2018
Notes	Approximate location of sinking: 10°34′S 161°04′E / 10.567°S 161.067°E / -10.567; 161.067^[1]
General characteristics (as built)^[2]^[3]
Class and type	Atlanta-class cruiser
Displacement	6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard) 8,340 long tons (8,474 t) (max)
Length	541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean) 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × Steam boilers 75,000 shp (56,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × screws
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Complement	673 officers and sailors
Armament	16 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (8×2) 16 × 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns (4×4) 8 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks
Armor	Belt: 1.1–3+3⁄4 in (28–95 mm) Deck: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm) Turrets: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm) Conning Tower: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm)