1957 - 1965 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 |
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1957 |
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| 13 Jan |
• |
USS Little Rock (CL-92) arrives New
York
Ship Building, Camden NJ for conversion preparation. |
| 30 Jan | • |
Enters Philadelphia Naval
Shipyard for conversion to CLG (Galveston
Class) configuration. |
| 23 May | • |
Little Rock CL92 designation changed to CLG-4. |
| 1958 - 1959 |
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| 1958 -1959 |
• |
Undergoing conversion to a Guided Missile Cruise
at New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, NJ. |
| 19 Dec 59 |
• |
Moored at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, NJ. (Picture) |
1960 |
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| 06 May |
• |
Delivered to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. |
| 03 Jun | • • |
U.S.S. Little Rock CLG-4 is
commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
by Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman, Commandant of the 4th Naval District.. Capt. Jewett O. Phillips assumes command, and Senator J. William Fulbright (AR) delivers the commissioning address. Also in attendance is Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Materiel, Cecil P. Milne and over 2000 spectators. Click HERE to see a list of CLG 4 Plankowners |
| 21 Jun | • |
Albert A. Sevey YN1 becomes first sailor to reenlist on Little Rock as CLG4. |
| 25 Jul | • |
Depart Philadelphia NSY for NWS Yorktown, VA. |
| 26 Jul | • |
Moored at Naval Weapons Station pier to load missile and ammunition. |
| 27 Jul | • |
Underway for Virginia Capes, Operations Area, Night steaming. |
| 28 Jul | • |
Conduct test firing and calibration of 5" and 6" guns. |
| 29 Jul | • • |
0900 Degaussing Range 1300 Moored at Naval Base, Norfolk, VA |
| 30-31 Jul | • |
Upkeep in port. |
| 01 Aug | • |
Underway for Virginia Capes, Operations Area. Swing ship. Night steaming. |
| 02-04 Aug | • |
At sea. Electronics calibration. |
| 05 Aug | • |
Return to Norfolk Naval Base. |
| 06-07 Aug | • |
Upkeep in port. |
| 05 Sep | • |
Arrive Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for shakedown training. |
| ? Sep | • |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 17-19 Sep | • |
Little Rock makes her first foreign port of call (as CLG-4) at Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. |
| 13 Oct | • |
At sea. (Picture 1 ) (Picture 2) |
| 15 Oct | • |
Depart Guantanamo Bay, for missile firing range. |
| 21 Oct | • |
USS Little Rock first Talos firing gets a direct hit on a radio-controlled drone at 60 miles. |
| 21-23 Oct | • |
Saint Thomas, VI. |
| 31 Oct - 03 Nov | • |
Final Acceptance Trials - San Juan, PR |
| 05 Nov | • |
Depart San Juan, PR for Philadelphia, PA |
| ?? Nov | • |
Underway (Picture) |
| 11 Nov | • |
Arrive Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for drydocking and approximately two months post-shakedown outfitting. (Picture) |
| 25 Dec | • |
Christmas in Philadelphia NSY, Philadelphia, PA |
1961 |
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| ?? Jan |
• |
At Philadelphia NSY, Philadelphia, PA. (Picture) |
| 04 Jan | • |
Underway for Norfolk, VA. Embark RADM James W. Davis ComCruDesFour. |
| 09 Jan | • |
Depart Norfolk with ComCruDesFour for U.S. Atlantic Fleet Exercise I-61 |
| 20 Jan | • |
Concluded U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Exercise 1-61. Detached to Philadelphia Naval Base for preparations for Med cruise. |
| 19 Jan | • |
At sea (Picture) |
| 25 Jan | • |
Capt. Frederick A. Chenault relieves Capt. Jewett O. Phillips |
| 09 Feb | • |
Depart Philadelphia, PA for first European cruise. USS Little Rock deployed as Flagship COMCRUDIVFOUR to 6th Fleet (Homeport -Norfolk VA). |
| 18 Feb | • |
Transited Straits of Gibraltar (first time as CLG-4) |
| 18-20 Feb | • |
Pollensa Bay, Island of Mallorca (1st stop in the Med!) |
| 20 Feb | • |
Relieve USS Des Moines CA-134 at Pollensa Bay, Mallorca |
| 24-26 Feb | • |
Valletta, Malta (1st port call in Med) |
| 03-05 Mar | • |
Naples, Italy |
| 06-09 Mar | • |
Cannes, France |
| 07 Mar | • |
At French CERES missile range for missile shoot, however French Drone(s) failed to deploy. Shoot canceled. |
| 09 Mar | • |
At CERES missile range. Talos intercepts CT20 drone. This is first Talos launch without civilian technical assistance |
| 13 Mar | • |
Steaming toward Gulf of Catania - three Russian “trawlers” |
| 16 Mar | • |
At sea. Conducting Anti-submarine and Air Defense exercises. |
| 18 Mar | • |
VADM Anderson ComSixthFlt arrives for overnight visit. |
| 23 Mar |
• |
Transit Dardanelles enroute to
Istanbul, Turkey. Steaming in company with USS Shangrila CVA-38, USS
Purvis DD-709, and Destroyer Division 322. |
| 24-29 Mar | • • |
Istanbul, Turkey. RAdm Francis T. Williamson relieves RAdm James W. Davis as ComCruDesFour |
| 27 Mar | • |
Personnel Inspection |
| 31 Mar | • • • |
At sea. Good Friday Services held on Mess Decks. Conducted Electronic Countermeasures exercises. |
| 31 Mar - 03 Apr | • |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 04 - 08 Apr |
• • |
Underway with Task Unit 60.2.1. USS Purvis DD-709 uses drone launched from Little Rock for anti-aircraft firing exercise. |
| 08 Apr | • |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| 10-11 Apr | • |
Taranto, Italy |
| 14 Apr | • |
Rota, Spain |
| 16 Apr | • • • |
At sea. Anti-submarine exercises. 1300 (approx.) Refuel from USS NANTAHALA |
| 17 - 19 Apr | • |
Cuba "Bay of Pigs" Invasion. |
| 19 Apr | • |
Rota, Spain |
| 21 - 24 Apr | • |
Bordeaux France as 6th Fleet Flagship for meeting. |
| 25 Apr | • |
Bay of Biscay - 40 Knot winds & heavy seas with damage to forward areas. |
| 01 - 04 May | • |
Little Rock arrives Cannes France - French film festival |
| 04 May | • |
Missile Firing Exercise (Picture) |
| 15 - 22 May | • |
Athens, Greece |
| 27 May - 09 Jun | • |
Cannes, France |
| 16 Jun | • |
Anchored off coast of Turkey for "Swim Call" |
| 21 - 26 Jun | • |
Rhodes, Greece. Midshipmen arrive for 6 week summer cruise. |
| 26 Jun - 05 Jul | • |
Naples, Italy |
| 03 Jul | • • |
ComCruDiv4 arrives for one day
visit. CinCSouth arrives for evening visit. |
| 04 Jul | • |
Full Dress Ship. |
| 05 - 09 Jul | • |
Operations at sea. |
| 10 - 17 Jul | • |
Genoa, Italy |
| 17 - 21 Jul | • |
Major Fleet Exercises |
| 22 Jul | • |
Naples, Italy to exchange Midshipmen for another 6 week cruise. |
| 26 Jul | • |
Fleet Anchorage, Aranci Bay. Little Rock awarded Battle "E". |
| 29 Jul - 07 Aug | • |
Livorno, Italy |
| 29 Jul | • • |
Little Rock receives the Battle
Efficiency "E"
(Atlantic Fleet Cruisers) award, as well as "E"s for both gun mounts,
missile
system, communications systems, and Operations Department. Enrique Avila and 11 other Italian movie stars visit Little Rock. |
| 07 - 13 Aug | • |
Major Fleet Exercises |
| 10 Aug | • |
CS2 Roger R. Sellers re-enlists for 6 years. |
| 13 Aug |
• |
East Germany erects Berlin Wall |
| 14 Aug | • |
Livorno, Italy. |
| 14 - 16 Aug | • |
At Fleet Anchorage Golfo de Palmas, Mallorca (to be relieved as Flag by NEWPORT NEWS) |
| 15 Aug |
• |
Little Rock relieved as Flagship
(VADM David
L. McDonald) by NEWPORT NEWS CA-148 |
| 16 Aug | • • |
ENS William G. Stoops relieves
LTJG Kevin Wilson as Disbursing Officer. USS Little Rock departs for CONUS. |
| 18 Aug | • |
Transit Straits of Gibraltar |
| 29 Aug | • |
Arrive Boston, MA. |
| ?? Sep | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA for 30 days leave and upkeep. |
| 01 Sep | • |
Little Rock shifts to CruDivTwo. |
| 06 Oct | • |
Commander U.S. Second Fleet
(VADM
John
Taylor)
shifts flag to U.S.S. Little Rock. |
| 16 Oct | • |
Depart Norfolk for 2nd Fleet ops in Atlantic |
| 28-29 Oct | • |
Morehead City, NC |
| 04 Nov | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA |
| 13 Nov | • |
Depart NORVA with 5 SecNav guests for San Juan, PR. |
| 16-17 Nov | • |
Missile Firing Exercise off Puerto Rico. |
| 18 Nov | • • |
Disembark SecNav guests. Little Rock ordered to the waters off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to provide an element of stability during the uncertainty and unrest following assassination of Rafael Trujillo. |
| 25 Nov (?) | • |
Depart for Norfolk, VA |
| ?? Nov | • |
Arrived Norfolk, VA. |
1962 |
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| 08 Jan | • |
Depart Norfolk for Atlantic Fleet Exercises. |
| 12-14 Jan | • |
Mayport, FL |
| 18-19 Jan | • |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 20-24 Jan | • |
Operated off southern coast |
| ?? Jan |
• |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| 20-26 Jan | • |
Per OPNAV NOTICE 1650, Little Rock crew, attached to the ship during this period are entitled to the Navy Expeditionary Medal for Cuba. (Ribbon) |
| 25 Jan | • |
Arrived Norfolk, VA |
| 01 Feb | • |
USS Little Rock selected “Ship of the Month” by Our Navy Magazine |
| 07 Feb | • |
Capt. James R. Payne relieves Capt. Frederic A. Chenault. |
| 12 Feb | • |
Depart Norfolk, VA for Bayonne, NJ. for 2 day stay. |
| 15 Feb (?) | • |
Depart Bayonne, NJ for Nassau, Bahamas |
| ??? Feb | • |
Nassau, Bahamas |
| 21 Feb | • |
Arrived Norfolk, VA |
| 01 Mar |
• |
Boston, MA ??? |
| 09 Mar | • |
Depart Norfolk, VA for Bermuda |
| 11-12 Mar | • |
Bermuda |
| 15 Mar | • |
Entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard,
Portsmouth, VA for overhaul and new equipment installation. |
| 19 Mar |
• |
Entered drydock at for general overhaul, Sonar Equipment and Electronic Detection Equipment installation and new Gas Turbine Generator, connected to Aft Distribution Panel in Aft Fire Rm. |
| 19 Mar - ??? |
• |
In drydock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. |
| 31 Jul | • |
E8 & E9 Exams |
| 02 Aug | • |
E6 Exams |
| 07 Aug | • |
E5 Exams |
| 09 Aug | • |
E4 Exams |
| 12 Oct - 23 Oct | • |
Cuban Missile Crisis and Naval Blockade (History) |
| 08 Nov | • |
At Sea. (Picture) |
| Nov - Dec | • |
Little Rock in Portsmouth for remainder of 1962 |
1963 |
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| 11 Jan |
• |
At Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
conducting
Inclining
Experiments. |
| 05 Feb | • |
Depart Portsmouth NSY for Yorktown, VA |
| 09 Feb | • |
ComCruDesFltEight broke his flag on Little Rock |
| 11 Feb | • |
Underway for Caribbean Sea |
| 22 - 24 Feb | • |
St. Thomas, VI |
| Mar (var.
dates) |
• |
Operating out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Little Rock conducts a series of successful missile firings at Roosevelt Roads, PR |
| 30 - 31 Mar | • |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| 14 Apr | • |
Underway for Norfolk, VA |
| 01 May | • |
Depart for Mediterranean |
| 09 May | • |
Passed Straits of Gibraltar |
| 11 May | • |
Arrive Toulon, France and
relieve USS Springfield CLG-7 as Sixth Fleet
Flagship. VADM William E. Gentner Jr. breaks flag. |
| 14 May | • |
Depart Toulon for Villefranche, France |
| 14 - 20 May | • |
Villefranche, France |
| 20 May | • |
Transited the Adriatic Sea - 70% of crew sick |
| 21 May | • |
Talos missile launch |
| 27 May - 03 Jun | • |
Trieste, Italy. General illness after fantail party - contaminated food suspected. |
| ?? Jun |
• |
U.S.S. Little Rock Marines
"adopt" Teresa Mistico of Naples, Italy |
| 08 - 11 Jun | • |
Rhodes, Greece |
| 19 - 25 Jun | • |
Beruit, Lebanon |
| 27 Jun | • |
Cdr. D.A. Johnson relieves Cdr. J.B. Randolph as XO |
| 29 Jun - 08 Jul | • |
Villefranche, France |
| 08 Jul - 13 Jul | • |
At sea |
| 13 Jul - 22 Jul | • |
Villefranche, France |
| 27 Jul - 02 Aug | • |
Barcelona, Spain |
| 05 - 10 Aug | • |
Genoa, Italy |
| 15 - 19 Aug | • |
La Spezia, Italy |
| 18 Aug |
• |
U.S.S. Little Rock helo rescues Italian woman after the boat in which she was a passenger capsized. Helo pilot Lt(jg) Leif A. Elstad subsequently receives the Bronze Medal of Naval Valor (Italy), Crewman C.W. Adams ADR3 who jumped to rescue the woman receives a Silver Medal of Naval Valor (Italy) and crewman G.C. Woody ADJ2 receives a Commendation of Naval Valor (Italy). Medals and Commendation were presented at the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno by VADM Francesco Baslini. (See Awards & Recognition page.) |
| 19 - 22 Aug | • |
Livorno, Italy |
| 23 Aug | • |
Arrived Palma, Majorca, Spain. |
| 26 Aug | • |
Capt. C. Edwin Bell
relieves Capt. James R.
Payne as CO at Palma, Majorca, Spain. Remarks made by Captain
Frederic A. Chenault who represented VADM William Gentner COMSIXTHFLEET. |
| 27 Aug | • |
Depart Palma, Majorca, Spain. |
| 30 Aug - 09 Sep | • |
Villefranche, France |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct | • |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| 02 - 03 Oct | • |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 07 Oct | • |
Famagusta, Cyprus. Visited by Archbishop Makarios, Head of State, Cyprus. |
| 11 - 13 Oct | • |
Taranto, Italy |
| 14 - 17 Oct | • |
Split, Yugoslavia. Only communist nation visited by Little Rock to date. |
| 27 Oct - 04 Nov | • |
Villefranche, France |
| ?? Nov |
• |
U.S.S. Little Rock Enlisted Navy
Wivesmeet at the home of Mrs. Gloria Land to elect new officers. Those elected were: Mrs. Carol Yerkes - President Mrs. Shirley Repass - Vice President Mrs. Marilyn Outzs - Secretary Mrs. Gloria Land - Treasurer Mrs. Ruth Wingfield - By Laws Committee and Parlimentarian Mrs. Betty Myers - By Laws Committee and Chaplain Mrs. Donna Doolittle - By Laws Committee |
| 09 - 12 Nov | • |
Marseilles, France |
| 12 - 18 Nov | • |
Villefranche, France |
| 22 Nov |
• |
President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX. |
| ?? Nov | • |
Talos launch to port |
| 26 Nov - 03 Dec | • |
Villefranche, France |
| 03-07 Dec | • |
La Spezia, Italy |
| 09 Dec | • |
Talos launch to port |
| 11-14 Dec | • |
At Palma, Majorca, Spain. |
| 14 Dec | • |
Underway for Rota, Spain |
| 15 Dec | • |
At Rota, Spain. USS Springfield CLG-7 relieves Little Rock as Flagship of Sixth Fleet. |
| 15 Dec | • |
Depart Rota for full speed crossing of Atlantic to be home for Christmas. |
| 24 Dec | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA (Christmas Eve!) for Holidays |
1964 |
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| 03 Feb |
• |
Depart Norfolk for training exercises off
Virginia coast. |
| 07 Feb | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA for weekend. |
| 10 Feb | • | Depart Norfolk for training exercises off Virginia coast. |
| 14 Feb | • | Arrive Norfolk, VA |
| 03 Mar | • | Depart Norfolk for
Caribbean for Operation SPRING-BOARD 64 and missile firings. |
| ??? Mar |
• |
Visited St. Thomas, VI and Roosevelt Roads, PR |
| 28 Mar | • | Arrive Norfolk, VA |
| 08 - 15 Apr | • | Participated in "Operation QUICK-KICK V" off VA coast. |
| 27 - 29 Apr | • | At sea off southern Virginia coast |
| 04 - 05 May | • | At sea practicing drills for annual inspections and drills competition |
| 02 Jun | • | Depart Norfolk for Annapolis, MD to embark 275 Midshipmen |
| 03 Jun | • |
At Annapolis, MD to embark Midshipmen. In company with USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39), USS Nantahala (AO-60) and destroyers of Squadron 16 and Division 122. |
| 05 Jun | • |
Depart Annapolis for North Atlantic training cruise LANTMIDTRARON '64 (See Notes 3 & 4.) |
| Jun 17-24 |
• |
Cherbourg, France (1st port of call) |
| Jun 25- Jul 2 | • |
Amsterdam, Holland |
| Jun ?? | • |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Jun ?? | • |
Keil Canal, Germany |
| Jun ?? | • |
Antwerp, Belgium |
| Jun ?? | • |
Oslo, Norway |
| Jun ?? | • |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Jul 03 - Jul 13 | • |
Portsmouth, England |
| 24 Jul | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA |
| 24 Aug | • |
Depart Norfolk VA for Roosevelt Roads, PR for missile firings. |
| 29 - 30 Aug | • |
St. Thomas, VI |
| 05 Sep | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA |
| 12 Sep | • |
Capt. Roderick O. Middleton relieves Capt. C. Edwin Bell Jr. |
| 05 Oct | • |
Depart Norfolk for training exercises off Virginia coast |
| 23 Oct | • |
Arrive Norfolk, VA. |
| 24 Oct - 27 Nov | • |
At Norfolk. Preparations made for Med deployment. |
| 26 Nov | • |
Thanksgiving Day in Norfolk |
| 28 Nov | • |
Depart Norfolk VA for Caribbean for missile firings |
| Nov-Dec ??? | • |
St. Thomas, VI |
| 05 Dec | • |
Depart for Mediterranean |
| 12 Dec | • |
INCHOP to Sixth Fleet |
| 14 Dec | • |
Arrive Gibraltar to relieve USS Springfield CLG-7. Depart same day for Naples, Italy. |
| 21 Dec | • |
Arrive Naples for Christmas holidays. |
| 27 Dec | • |
Depart for La Spezia, Italy. At sea replenishment. |
| 30 Dec | • |
Arrive La Spezia, Italy for New Year's. |
1965 |
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| 05 - 12 Jan |
USS Little Rock is engaged in MEDLANDEX 1-65 (Mediterranean Landing Exercise), a large scale operation which included USS Saratoga CVA-62, USS Semmes DDG-18, USS Tatnall DDG-19, and USS Charles Adams DDG-2 along with an amphibious task unit consisting of LST’s, LSD’s and LPH’s. | |
| 25 Feb | • |
Arrive Gaeta, Italy |
| ??? | • | Toulon, France |
| ??? |
• |
Cannes, France |
| ??? |
• |
Corsica, France |
| ??? |
• |
Villefranche, France |
| ??? |
• |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| ??? | • | Barcelona, Spain |
| ??? | • | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| ??? | • | Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| ??? |
• |
Valletta, Malta |
| ??? | • | Taranto, Italy |
| ??? | • | Istanbul, Turkey |
| ??? | • | Izmir, Turkey |
| ??? |
• |
Naple, Italy |
| ??? | • | Malaga, Spain |
| ?? Jun | • | Relieved as Flagship Sixth Fleet by USS Albany CG-10. |
| 02 Jun | • | Outchop Sixth Fleet |
| 19 Jun | • | Little Rock relieves USS Newport News CA-148 and assumes duty as flagship of COMSECONDFLT (VADM Kleber S. Masterson) and NATO Strikeforce Atlantic. |
| ??? Jul |
• |
At New York City for the World's
Fair, tied up in Brooklyn. |
| ?? Aug | • | Depart for 6 weeks in North Atlantic. |
| ?? | • | Stockholm, Sweden |
| ?? | • | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 27 Sep | • | Portsmouth, England |
| 27 Sep | • | Capt. Oscar F. Dreyer relieves Capt. Roderick O. Middleton |
| 29 Sep | • | USS Little Rock crosses the Arctic Circle at Longitude 02° 50' W. All crew members on board at this time are entitled to the "Realm of the Arctic Circle" Certificate. (Sometimes referred to as the "Bluenose" certificate.) |
| ?? Sep - ??
Oct |
• |
Southampton, England |
| ?? Sep - ?? Oct | • |
USS Little Rock crew witnesses
the break-up of a tanker in heavy seas. (Need confirmation.) |
| Fall ?? | • | Caribbean? Roosevelt Roads? |
| 16 Nov |
• • |
0001 At anchor Lynnhaven Roads 0820 Underway for Engineering and Damage Control exercises. |
Notes: |
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| 1. |
Date shown for ports generally indicate arrival date. | |
| 2. |
Port stays are typically 3-5 days. | |
| 3. |
LANTMIDTRARON '64 deployed 15 ships, with a total of over 8000 men. The ships involved were the cruiser LITTLE ROCK (Flagship), aircraft carrier ESSEX, tanker NANTAHALA, and destroyers CONY, FORREST ROYAL, STICKELL, C.R. WARE. ZELLERS, HARWOOD, NEW, DAMATO, BIGELOW, McCAFFERY, W.C. LOWE, and A.M. SUMNER. (Go back to 1964) | |
| 4. |
Ships participating in LANTMIDTRARON '64 were under CRUDESFLOT10, RADM Harry Hull. (Back to 1964) | |
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