USS Little Rock

USS Little Rock
Paese	Usa
Classe e tipo	Classe Cleveland
Lanciato	Il 27 agosto 1944
Disattivato	Il 22 novembre 1976

USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) è stato uno dei 27 incrociatori leggeri classe Cleveland della Marina degli Stati Uniti completati durante o poco dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, e uno dei sei ad essere convertito in incrociatori missilistici guidati. È stata la prima nave della Marina degli Stati Uniti a prendere il nome da Little Rock, Arkansas. Commissionata a metà del 1945, fu completata troppo tardi per vedere il servizio di combattimento durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Dopo una prima crociera sudamericana, trascorse gli anni successivi servendo al largo della costa orientale degli Stati Uniti, nei Caraibi e nel Mediterraneo. Come tutte le navi gemelle tranne una, si ritirò nei tagli alla difesa del dopoguerra, diventando parte della Atlantic Reserve Fleet nel 1949.

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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	Stati Uniti
Muratore	William Cramp & Sons Shipyard, Philadelphia
Commissioned (As CL-92)	17 June 1945
Displacement	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.