United States, New Jersey, Hudson County, Kearny, 40.76843, -74.14542United States Navy1941-09-14View of the U.S.S. Atlanta in the United States Navy shipyard at Kearny, New Jersey.War ships; light cruiser; Margaret Mitchell;The USS Atlanta III was a light cruiser and sank in November of 1942 in the naval battle of Guadalcanal. Launched on 6 September 1941, the ship was sponsored by author Margaret Mitchell and commissioned on December 24, 1941.image/jpegVIS 170.2015.001ahc1702015001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionShips--1940-1950World War, 1939-1945Atlanta (Light cruiser : CL-51)USS AtlantaStillImage