USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4)
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USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) is a former U.S. Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser later converted into a guided missile cruiser, now preserved as a museum ship.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cleveland-class light cruiser
ⓘ
guided missile cruiser ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
6-inch guns (as built)
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Talos surface-to-air missiles (after conversion) ⓘ Tartar surface-to-air missiles (after conversion) ⓘ |
| beam | 66 feet ⓘ |
| builder | William Cramp & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign |
Navy hull classification symbol CG-4
ⓘ
Navy hull classification symbol CL-92 ⓘ Navy hull classification symbol CLG-4 ⓘ |
| commissioned | 17 June 1945 ⓘ |
| conversion | converted to guided missile cruiser ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | 1957–1960 ⓘ |
| conversionShipyard | New York Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioned | 24 June 1949 ⓘ |
| didNotSeeCombat | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 14,100 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11,700 long tons ⓘ |
| distinction |
only guided missile cruiser preserved in the United States
ⓘ
only surviving Cleveland-class cruiser in the United States ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioning | 22 November 1976 ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | Sixth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport |
Gaeta, Italy (as Sixth Fleet flagship)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber |
CG-4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CL-92 ⓘ CLG-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 6 March 1943 ⓘ |
| launched | 27 August 1944 ⓘ |
| length | 610 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| museum | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalShipClass | Cleveland class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| preservationDate | 1977 (arrived as museum ship) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 3 June 1960 ⓘ |
| role | flagship ⓘ |
| shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Sam Wassell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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