Talk:Atlanta/@comment-24930367-20191224040604/@comment-26082284-20191229180313

Akizuki-class had pretty decent ASW, stronger than preceding destroyer classes, with sonar and throwers and large number of depth charges. And over their careers they had sonars and racks improved.

Atlanta initially had no ASW at all (!), and only upon kai was equipped with sonar and throwers... only for BuOrd to decide that she's not used for ASW anyway and had throwers removed with only racks remaining.