USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser sunk at the Naval battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942. In total, 687 men, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of her sinking. She was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding Company, Kearny, New Jersey, on 27 May 1940, launched on 25 October 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Harry I. Lucas, wife of the mayor of the city of Juneau Alaska, and commissioned on 14 February 1942, with Captain Lyman K. Swenson in command. She was torpedoed and sank on 13 November 1942, with only 10 survivors rescued after 8 days in the water. Subsequent to the loss, the Navy launched USS The Sullivans. Wiki  Sull ships and Juneau-class cruiser, honoring the five Sullivan brothers who died in her sinking and the ship itself, respectively./'