USS Little Rock
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N 42° 52.659 W 078° 52.854
17T E 673070 N 4749406
The Little Rock is a light cruiser on display at the Buffalo Naval & Military Park in Buffalo.
Waymark Code: WMF1F
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2006
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USS Little Rock was the first ship to bear the name of the Arkansas state capital. Her keel was laid March 6, 1943 and she was launched August 27, 1944 as CL-92, a light cruiser. After commissioning in June of 1945, Little Rock joined the fleet and conducted deployments until decommissioned in 1949.
On January 30, 1957, Little Rock entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for conversion to a guided missle cruiser. On June 4, 1960, she was recommissioned as CLG-4, a "Talos" missle cruiser. The Little Rock made four cruises to the Mediterranean and two to the North Atlantic. She served as flagship for the 2nd (Atlantic) and 6th (Mediterranean) Fleets. Little Rock assumed 6th Fleet Flagship on January 25, 1967, homeported in Gaeta, Italy. After a 3 1/2 year Deployment to the Mediterranean as flagship, she was relieved on August 24, 1970.
After a six month overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard, she returned to her homeport of Newport, RI. Little Rock made one more extended Mediterranean deployment and was decommissioned at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on November 22, 1976. She is the sole remaining example of the US light cruiser (CL) type.
Displacement: 12,000 tons
Length: 610'
Width: 66'
Complement: 1100 enlisted, 150 officers, 150 marines
Type of vessel: Cleveland class light cruiser
Hours of use: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Admission? Cost?: $8 for all three vessels in the park
Date: 06/16/2006
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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