USS Little Rock | |
|---|---|
| Pays | Usa |
| Classe et type | Croiseur léger de classe Cleveland |
| Lancé | 27 août 1944 |
| Déclassés | 22 novembre 1976 |
USS Little Rock (CL-92 / CLG-4 / CG-4) était l’un des 27 croiseurs légers de classe Cleveland de l’United States Navy achevés pendant ou peu après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et l’un des six à être convertis en croiseurs lance-missiles guidés. Il a été le premier navire de l’US Navy à être nommé d’après Little Rock, Arkansas. Mis en service au milieu de 1945, il a été achevé trop tard pour être affecté au combat pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Après une première croisière en Amérique du Sud, il a passé les années suivantes à servir au large de la côte est des États-Unis, dans les Caraïbes et en Méditerranée. Comme tous ses sister-ships sauf un, il a été retiré du service lors des compressions de défense d’après-guerre, devenant membre de la flotte de réserve de l’Atlantique en 1949.
Source: USS Little Rock sur Wikipedia
| USS Little Rock Walk Around | |
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| Photographe | Bill Maloney |
| Localisation | Inconnu |
| Photos | 193 |
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General Characteristics and Role
The USS Little Rock was initially commissioned as a Cleveland-class light cruiser (CL-92) during World War II, though it was completed too late to see action. In the late 1950s, it underwent a massive conversion, being stripped of most of its conventional armament and rebuilt as a Galveston-class guided missile light cruiser (CLG-4). Its new primary role was to act as a fleet air defense commander and anti-air missile platform. After a further reclassification, it became a guided missile cruiser (CG-4). It served as the flagship for the U.S. Second Fleet and the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean for many years during the Cold War. It is the only surviving ship of the Cleveland-class and is now a museum ship at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.
| Property | Typical Value (As CLG-4/CG-4) |
|---|---|
| Class & Type | Galveston-class Guided Missile Cruiser (originally Cleveland-class Light Cruiser) |
| National Origin | États-Unis |
| constructeur | William Cramp & Sons Shipyard, Philadelphia |
| Commissioned (As CL-92) | 17 June 1945 |
| Déplacement | Approx. 15,200 long tons (full load) |
| Length Overall | 186.0 m (610 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 20.2 m (66 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 7.6 m (25 ft 0 in) |
| Complement | Approx. 1,180 officers and enlisted men |
Powerplant and Performance
- Powerplant: 4 x General Electric geared steam turbines; 4 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers.
- Shaft Horsepower: 100,000 shp.
- Propulsion: 4 x propellers.
- Maximum Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h).
- Range: 11,000 nautical miles at 15 knots.
- Design Note: The conversion to a guided missile cruiser significantly increased the displacement and superstructure weight, affecting the ship’s stability and speed.
Armament and Modernization
- Main Missile Armament: 1 x Talos surface-to-air missile launcher (located aft).
- Talos Missiles: Carried up to 52 Talos missiles, primarily for long-range air defense.
- Forward Gun Armament: 2 x twin 6-inch (152 mm) / 47 caliber gun mounts.
- Secondary Gun Armament: 3 x twin 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber gun mounts.
- Aft Guns: The entire aft section, which originally housed 6-inch and 5-inch gun turrets, was removed and replaced by the large Talos missile magazine and launcher.
- Decommissioning: Decommissioned in 1976. Since 1977, it has served as a static museum ship in Buffalo.
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