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U.S.S. LITTLE ROCK
(CLG-4)HOLD THAT TIGER
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The USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG-4), a Cleveland class light cruiser, was commissioned on 17 JUN 1945. USS LITTLE ROCK served her country for 31 years, 5 months and 5 days, until decommissioned on 22 NOV 1976.
The USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG-4) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
CLG-4 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 6 MAR 1943 at Cramp Shipbuilding Co. | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 27 AUG 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 17 JUN 1945 | ||
| JAN | 1960 | - | OCT | 1961 | med. |
| JUN | 1960 | - | JUN | 1960 | Recommisioning as CLG-4 |
| FEB | 1961 | - | SEP | 1961 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | NOV | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | NOV | 1962 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAY | 1963 | - | DEC | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1964 | - | JUL | 1964 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUN | 1964 | - | JUL | 1964 | North Atlantic - Midshipmen Cruise |
| DEC | 1964 | - | JUN | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1967 | - | JUN | 1968 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1967 | - | DEC | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1967 | - | JUN | 1967 | USS Liberty AGTR5 Arab-Israeli War |
| JAN | 1969 | - | NOV | 1971 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1969 | - | JAN | 1970 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1969 | - | JAN | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1969 | - | OCT | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1969 | - | OCT | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1971 | - | MAY | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1972 | - | SEP | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1972 | - | OCT | 1972 | Strong Express - North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1973 | - | AUG | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1973 | - | JAN | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1975 | - | JUN | 1976 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1975 | - | JUN | 1976 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 1975 | - | JUN | 1975 | Re-Opening of the Suez Canal 05-06 June 1975 |
| AUG | 1975 | - | SEP | 1975 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| NOV | 1976 | - | NOV | 1976 | Decommisioning |
CLG-4 General Specifications
Class: Cleveland class light cruiser
Complement: 1395 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 10670 tons
Length: 610 feet 1 inches
Beam: 66 feet 4 inches
Draft: 20 feet
Final Disposition: Donated to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Buffalo New York.