LITTLE ROCK CG 4

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Cleveland Class Cruiser Keel Laid March 6 1943 - Launched August 27 1944 USS LITTLE ROCK CL-92 Commissioned June 17 1945 - Decommissioned June 24 1949 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CLG) May 23 1957 USS LITTLE ROCK CLG-4 Recommissioned June 3 1960 USS LITTLE ROCK CG-4 Redesignated Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) July 1 1975 Decommissioned November 22 1976 Struck from Naval Register November 22 1976 Transfered June 1 1977 to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Now a Museum ship

Naval Covers

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1. Little Rock Covers Page 1    (1946-76)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning June 17 1945 to June 24 1949

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-16

1946-10-27

As CL-92
Navy Day 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-16a

1949-01-05

As CL-92

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-10-27

As CL-92

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-16a

1949-05-31

As CL-92. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

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2nd Commissioning June 3 1960 to November 22 1976

 

Locy Type FDC 2t(nu)

1960-06-03

As CLG-4. First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(nu)

1960-06-03

As CLG-4. First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-02-26

As CLG-4

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS)

1961-01-03

As CLG-4

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1970-10-27

As CLG-4

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1971-08-04

As CLG-4

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (D2,USS)

1975-05-14 to 1975-05-15

As CLG-4

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (CG-4,USS)

1976-01-13

As CG-4

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (CLG-4,USS)

1975-05-14 to 1975-05-15

As CLG-4

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Naval Park Sta." Buffalo NY

1990-05-28

Memorial Day. Cacheted. From the Jon Howard collection.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Naval Park Station" Buffalo NY

1992-07-17

Cacheted. From the Jon Howard collection.

 

Other Information

USS LITTLE ROCK earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named after Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name LITTLE ROCK - USS Little Rock CG-4 and USS Little Rock LCS-9.

 

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