USS Little Rock

USS Little Rock
Country	USA
Class and type	Cleveland-class Light cruiser
Launched	27 August 1944
Decommissioned	22 November 1976

USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) was one of 27 United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II, and one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers. She was the first US Navy ship to be named for Little Rock, Arkansas. Commissioned in mid-1945, she was completed too late to see combat duty during World War II. After an initial South American cruise, she spent the next few years serving off the east coast of the U.S., in the Caribbean, and in the Mediterranean. Like all but one of her sister ships, she was retired in the post-war defense cutbacks, becoming part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in 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	United States
Builder	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.