SUNK USS Atlanta CL-104 Explosive Tests Operation Sailor Hat Postcard

Description: Front:[Depicts USS Atlanta CL-104.] Back:U.S.S. Atlanta CL-104Commissioned 3 Dec 1944. Served as an escort to aircraft carriers in the Pacific. 1946, 1947 - 1948 did Far Eastern cruises. Spent the rest of her active career along the U.S. West Coast. Decommissioned 1 Jul 1949, remaining in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1962. Reinstated May 1964, designated IX-304, and converted to a weapons effects test ship. Photo shows Atlanta leaving Seattle for a training cruise to Alaska, 27 Jun 1948.Official U.S. Navy Photo. Published by E. Boyer, Simi Valley, CA B081 Exact measurements: 14x9 centimeters = 5.51x3.54 inches. Scroll down for more card background information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PROCEDURE AND SHIPPING Photos scanned at 600 dpi, zoom in to see detail. Actual item for sale is shown in photos. Colored edge around photos is my photo mat, not the card. 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If you encounter errors, please let us know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CARD BACKGROUND INFORMATION USS Atlanta (CL-104) of the United States Navy was a Cleveland-class light cruiser during World War II. She was the fourth Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The ship was laid down on 25 January 1943 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, launched on 6 February 1944, sponsored by Margaret Mitchell (author of Gone with the Wind, who also sponsored the previous Atlanta (CL-51)), and commissioned on 3 December 1944, Captain B. H. Colyear in command. After commissioning the light cruiser got underway on 5 January 1945 for shakedown training in the Chesapeake Bay and the Caribbean. Upon the completion of those exercises, Atlanta arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on 14 February and then moved up the coast to Philadelphia. After a period in the navy yard there, she sailed on 27 March for the Pacific. She stopped at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transited the Panama Canal before reaching Pearl Harbor on 18 April. From 19 April to 1 May, the ship conducted training exercises in Hawaiian waters. She then sailed to Ulithi and reported to Task Force 58 on 12 May. From 22–27 May, Atlanta served with the Fast Carrier Task Force operating south of Japan near Okinawa while the carriers' aircraft struck targets in the Ryukyu Islands and on Kyūshū to support forces fighting for Okinawa. Her task group broke up on 13 June, and Atlanta entered San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippines, on 14 June. Following two weeks of upkeep, she sailed on 1 July with Task Group 38.1 and once again protected the fast carriers launching strikes against targets in the Japanese home islands. During these operations, the cruiser took part in several shore bombardment missions against Honshū and Hokkaidō. Atlanta was operating off the coast of Honshū when the Japanese surrendered on 15 August 1945. On 16 September, she entered Tokyo Bay and remained there through 29 September. With over 500 passengers on board, the cruiser sailed on 30 September for the United States. She paused en route at Guam before arriving in Seattle, Washington, on 24 October. The vessel then proceeded to the shipyard at Terminal Island, California, for an extensive overhaul. She was ready to return to sea on 3 January 1946 and got underway for Sasebo, Japan. From January through June, Atlanta operated among several Far Eastern ports which included Manila, Philippines; Tsingtao and Shanghai, China; Okinawa; Saipan; Nagasaki, Kagoshima, and Yokosuka, Japan. In June, she returned via Guam to the United States and arrived at San Pedro, California, on 27 June. Two days later, the cruiser entered the San Francisco Naval Shipyard for overhaul. On 8 October, she headed toward San Diego for sea trials. The cruiser remained in southern California waters until 23 February 1947, when she left for maneuvers off Hawaii. On 1 May, she departed Pearl Harbor with TF 38 for a visit to Australia. The ships stayed in Sydney through 27 May, then sailed for San Pedro, via the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Guam. She dropped anchor at San Pedro on 28 July. A series of maneuvers off the California coast ensued, Atlanta returned to Pearl Harbor on 28 September. She continued on to Yokosuka, Japan. After two days at anchor there, she sailed to Tsingtao, China. Other ports of call during the deployment were Hong Kong; Singapore; and Keelung, China. On 27 April 1948, the cruiser got underway and proceeded via Kwajalein and Pearl Harbor to San Diego. Following her arrival back in the United States on 19 May, Atlanta conducted exercises off San Diego. She paid a visit to Juneau, Alaska, from 29 June to 6 July. She then arrived at Seattle on 12 July to begin a major overhaul. The cruiser returned to San Diego for local maneuvers on 20 November. In early February 1949, the ship embarked naval reservists for a training cruise and operated between San Diego and San Francisco until 1 March, when she entered the Mare Island Naval Shipyard to commence deactivation. Atlanta was decommissioned on 1 July 1949 and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1962, and she was earmarked for disposal. Atlanta's career had not yet ended, however. She underwent an extensive modification at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Reinstated on the Navy list as IX-304 on 15 May 1964, the vessel was converted to a target ship for studies of the effects of high energy air explosions on naval ships. The changes included cutting her hull down to the main deck level and erecting various experimental superstructures, designed for guided missile frigates and guided missile destroyers, on her deck. In these configurations she was subjected to explosions to determine whether or not the experimental structures could satisfactorily combine essential lightness with equally essential strength and blast resistance. These three tests were conducted off the coast of Kahoolawe, Hawaii, in early 1965, known as Operation Sailor Hat. Atlanta was damaged, but not sunk, by the experiments. She was laid up at Stockton, California, sometime late in 1965. Her name was again struck from the Register on 1 April 1970, and she was sunk during an explosive test off San Clemente Island on 1 October 1970. Name:AtlantaNamesake:City of Atlanta, GeorgiaBuilder:New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New JerseyLaid down:25 January 1943Launched:6 February 1944Sponsored by:Margaret MitchellCommissioned:3 December 1944Struck:1 October 1962Decommissioned:31 August 1965Reclassified:IX-304, 15 May 1964Struck:1 April 1970Reinstated:15 May 1964Identification:Hull symbol:CL-104Hull symbol:IX-304Code letters:NBDZHonors and awards: Bronze 2 × battle starsFate:Sunk during explosive test on 1 October 1970 Class and type:Cleveland-class Light cruiserDisplacement:11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard)14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max)Length:610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) oa608 ft (185 m)ppBeam:66 ft 4 in (20.22 m)Draft:25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean)25 ft (7.6 m) (max)Installed power:4 × 634 psi Steam boilers100,000 shp (75,000 kW)Propulsion:4 × geared turbines4 × screwsSpeed:32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)Range:11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)Complement:1,255 officers and enlistedArmament:4 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns6 × dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns6 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns10 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannonsArmor:Belt: 3 1⁄2–5 in (89–127 mm)Deck: 2 in (51 mm)Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm)Turrets: 1 1⁄2–6 in (38–152 mm)Conning Tower: 2 1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm)Aircraft carried:4 × floatplanesAviation facilities:2 × stern catapults *Background information gathered from Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.1/4+1

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