Atlanta (disambiguation)

Atlanta is a major city in the United States and the capital of its state of Georgia.

Atlanta may also refer to:

Places

In the United States

Elsewhere in the world

People

Ships

  • The first USS Atlanta (1861) was originally a blockade runner, then the CSS Atlanta, then captured in 1863 and taken into the Federal Navy.
  • The second USS Atlanta (1884) was a protected cruiser, one of the first steel ships of the "New Navy", launched in 1884.
  • The third USS Atlanta (CL-51) was commissioned in 1941 and sunk in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
  • The fourth USS Atlanta (CL-104) was commissioned in 1944, served in World War II, then in the 1960s was used for target practice.
  • The fifth USS Atlanta (SSN-712) was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1982 and inactivated 1999.

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

  • Atlanta (band), a country music band from Nashville, active since the 1980s (or their self-titled debut album)
  • Atlanta (album), a live album from Porcupine Tree
  • "Atlanta", a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their 1999 album №4

Other art, entertainment, and media

Other uses

See also

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