Naval Analyses WARSHIPS OF THE PAST USS Juneau (CL119) antiaircraft

Up the mainmast of the new cruiser USS Juneau (CL 119), being built at a Kearny, N. J., shipyard, run these radar spouts which carry electric waves from the radar room of the vessel to broadcasting outlets above. Image and text provided by Alaska State Library Historical Collections.. USS Juneau (CL-119) was an Atlanta class light cruiser that entered service too late for the Second World War, but saw action during the Korean War. She received five battle stars for Korean War service. The Juneau was launched on 15 July 1945 and commissioned on 15 February 1946.

The USS Juneau (CL-119), lead ship of the Juneau class, a modified version of Atlanta class light cruisers, had three distinctions that set this single cruiser apart from the many other cruisers of the United States Navy (USN).. The second USS Juneau (CL-119/CLAA-119) was the lead ship of the United States Navy Juneau-class cruisers. Juneau was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey, on 15 September 1944; launched on 15 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. B. L. Bartlett; and.