USS Little Rock 80th Anniversary

The Naval Park will celebrate the 80th Anniversary of USS Little Rock throughout the year with a series of events and specialty tours to highlight the history of the last surviving vessel from the Cleveland-class of light cruisers, and to raise awareness about the ongoing long-term preservation efforts.

Originally classified as CL-92, USS Little Rock was one of three ships to be converted to a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser and was recommissioned in 1960 as CLG-4. The ship patrolled the Atlantic from the Arctic Circle to South America and was a fixture in the Mediterranean Sea as a Cold War flagship of the U.S. 2nd and 6th Fleet. It was commissioned on June 17, 1945.

Save the date for an 80th Anniversary ceremony on Saturday, June 14! Click here for more details.