Atlanta (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

There are several places and ships named Atlanta:

Places

The best known is Atlanta, Georgia; others include:

• Atlanta, Illinois, city
• Atlanta, Indiana, town
• Atlanta, Kansas, city
• Atlanta, Louisiana, village
• Atlanta, Michigan, unincorporated community
• Atlanta, Missouri, city
• Atlanta, Nebraska, village
• Atlanta, Texas, city
• Atlanta, Wisconsin, town
• Atlanta Township, Illinois
• Atlanta Township, Kansas
• Atlanta Township, Minnesota

And in Canada:

• Atlanta, Nova Scotia

Ships

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS Atlanta, after the city of Atlanta, Georgia:

• The first Atlanta was originally a blockade runner, then the CSS Atlanta, then captured in 1863 and taken into the Federal Navy.
• The second Atlanta was a protected cruiser, one of the first steel ships of the "New Navy", launched in 1884.
• The third Atlanta (CL-51) was commissioned in 1941 and sunk in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
• The fourth Atlanta (CL-104) was commissioned in 1944, served in World War II, then in the 1960s was used for target practice.
• The fifth Atlanta (SSN-712) was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1982 and inactivated 1999.