The damage inflicted would later cause the rest of the Atlanta class to be mostly relegated to anti-air duties throughout the rest of the war. After being struck by at least one torpedo, she was then hit by the friendly heavy cruiser San Francisco. USS Atlanta would only serve in 3 battles (Midway, the Eastern Solomans, and Guadalcanal) and would be sunk in the naval battle for Guadalcanal. Although exceptionally powerful against destroyers and thinly armoured light cruisers, this left her vulnerable to more well-armoured cruisers.
This essentially created an overgrown destroyer with extra room for equipment and lots of 5-inch/38 mounts similar to those found on the destroyers she was expected to lead. Laid down in April 1940, the Atlanta-class light cruisers were designed by the United States Navy as a return to the concept of a destroyer flotilla leader from before the First World War.
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