1957 - 1965 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 |
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1957 |
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| 13 Jan 30 Jan 23 May |
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USS Little Rock arrives
New York Ship Building, Camden NJ for conversion preparation Enters Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for conversion to CLG configuration. Little Rock CL92 designation changed to CLG4 |
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| 1958 -1959 |
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Undergoing conversion to a Guided
Missile Cruise at New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, NJ. |
1960 |
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| 06 May 03 Jun 06 Jun 21 Jun 25 Jul 05 Sep ? Sep 17-19 Sep 15 Oct 21 Oct 21-23 Oct 31 Oct - 03 Nov 05 Nov 11 Nov 25 Dec |
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Delivered to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Capt. Jewett O. Phillips assumes command of the CLG4 USS Little Rock commissioned Philadelphia Navy Yard Albert A. Sevey YN1 becomes first sailor to reenlist on Little Rock as CLG4 Depart Philadelphia for sea trials off Virginia coast Arrive Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for shakedown training San Juan, Puerto Rico Little Rock first port of call Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Depart Guantanamo Bay, for missile firing range USS Little Rock gets first direct hit on a drone by a Talos Missile Saint Thomas, VI. Final Acceptance Trials - San Juan, PR Depart San Juan, PR for Philadelphia, PA Arrive Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for approximately two months post- shakedown outfitting Christmas in Philadelphia NSY, Philadelphia, PA |
1961 |
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| 04 Jan 09 Jan 20 Jan 25 Jan 09 Feb 18 Feb 18-20 Feb 20 Feb 24-27 Feb 28 Feb - 02 Mar 06-09 Mar 7 Mar 9 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 18 Mar 24-29 Mar 27 Mar 31 Mar 31 Mar-03 Apr 08 Apr 10-11 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 19 Apr 21-24 Apr 25 Apr 01-04 May 04 May 15-22 May 27 May - 09 Jun 16 Jun 21-26 Jun 26 Jun - 05 Jul 03 Jul 04 Jul 05-09 Jul 10-17 Jul 17-21 Jul 22 Jul 26 Jul 29 Jul - 07 Aug 30 Jul - 06 Aug 07 - 13 Aug 14 Aug 14 - 16 Aug 16 Aug 29 Aug ?? Sep 01 Sep 06 Oct 16 Oct 28-29 Oct 04 Nov 13 Nov 16-17 Nov 18 Nov 25 Nov (?) ?? Nov |
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Underway for Norfolk, VA.
Embark RAdm James W. Davis ComCruDesFour. Depart Norfolk with ComCruDesFour for U.S. Atlantic Fleet Exercise I-61 Concluded U.S. Atlantic Fleet Exercise 1-61. Detached to Philadelphia Naval Base for preparations for Med cruise. Capt. Frederick A. Chenault relieves Capt. Jewett O. Phillips Depart Philadelphia, PA for first European cruise. USS Little Rock deployed to 6th Fleet (Homeport -Norfolk VA) Transited Straits of Gibraltar (first time as CLG4) Pollensa Relieve USS Des Moines at Pollensa Bay, Island of Mallorca (1st stop in the Med!) Valletta, Malta (1st port call in Med) Naples, Italy Cannes, France At French CERES missile range for missile shoot, however French Drone(s) failed to deploy. Shoot canceled. At CERES missile range. Talos intercepts CT20 drone. This is first Talos launch without civilian technical Assistance Steaming toward Gulf of Catania - three Russian “trawlers” At sea. Conducting Anti-submarine and Air Defense exercises. VADM Anderson ComSixthFlt arrives for overnight visit. Istanbul, Turkey. RAdm Francis T. Williamson relieves RAdm James W. Davis as ComCruDesFour Personnel Inspection At sea. Good Friday Services held on Mess Decks. Conducted Electronic Countermeasures exercises. Izmir, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Taranto, Italy Rota, Spain At sea. Anti-submarine exercises. 1300 (approx.) Refuel from USS NANTAHALA Rota, Spain Bordeaux France as 6th Fleet Flag for meeting. Bay of Biscay - 40 Knot winds & heavy seas with damage to forward areas. Little Rock arrives Cannes France - French film festival Missile Firing Exercise Athens, Greece Cannes, France Anchored off coast of Turkey for "Swim Call" Rhodes, Greece. Midshipmen arrive for 6 week summer cruise. Naples, Italy ComCruDiv4 arrives for one day visit.. CinCSouth arrives for evening visit. Full Dress Ship. Operations at sea. Genoa, Italy Major Fleet Exercises Naples, Italy to exchange Midshipmen for another 6 week cruise Fleet Anchorage, Aranci Bay Livorno, Italy - Little Rock presented with Battle Efficiency "E" (atlantic Fleet Cruisers), as well as "E"s for both gun mounts, missile system, communications systems, and Operations Department. With the Fleet Major Fleet Exercises Livorno, Italy Fleet Anchorage Golfo de Palmas, Mallorca (to be relieved as Flag by NEWPORT NEWS) Depart for US Arrive Boston, MA Arrive Norfolk, VA for 30 days leave and upkeep. Little Rock shifts to CruDivTwo. ComSecondFleet shifts flag to Little Rock, VAdm John Taylor Depart Norfolk for 2nd Fleet ops in Atlantic Morehead City, NC Arrive Norfolk, VA Depart NORVA with 5 SecNav guests for San Juan, PR Missile Firing Exercise off Puerto Rico Disembark SecNav guests. Ordered to the waters off Santo Domingo to provide an element of stability during the uncertainty and unrest following assassination of Trujillo. Depart for Norfolk, VA Arrived Norfolk, VA |
1962 |
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| 08 Jan 12-14 Jan 18-19 Jan 20-24 Jan 20-26 Jan 25 Jan 01 Feb 07 Feb 12 Feb 15 Feb (?) 21 Feb 09 Mar 11-12 Mar 15 Mar 19 Mar 12 Oct - 23 Oct 20 Mar - 31 Dec |
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Depart Norfolk for Atlantic Fleet Exercises. Mayport, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL Operated off southern coast Per OPNAV NOTICE 1650, Little Rock crew, attached to the ship during this period are entitled to the Navy Expeditionary Medal for Cuba. (Ribbon) Arrived Norfolk, VA USS Little Rock selected “Ship of the Month” by Our Navy Magazine Capt. James R. Payne relieves Capt. Frederic A. Chenault. Depart for Bayonne, NJ. for 2 day stay Depart Bayonne, NJ for Nassau, Bahamas Arrived Norfolk, VA Depart Norfolk, VA for Bermuda Bermuda Returned Norfolk, VA Enter drydock at Portsmouth NSY, VA for overhaul and new Gas Turbine Generator, connected to Aft Distribution Panel in Aft Fire Rm. Cuban Missile Crisis and Naval Blockade Little Rock in Portsmouth for remainder of 1962 |
1963 |
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| 11 Jan 05 Feb 09 Feb 11 Feb 22-24 Feb Mar 30-31 Mar 14 Apr 01 May 09 May 11 May 14 May 14-20 May 20 May 21 May 27 May - 03 Jun 08-11 Jun 19-25 Jun 27 Jun 29 Jun - 08 Jul 08 Jul - 13 Jul 13 Jul- 22 Jul 27 Jul - 02 Aug 05-10 Aug 15-19 Aug 19-22 Aug 23 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 30 Aug - 09 Sep 27 Sep - 01 Oct 02-03 Oct 07 Oct 11-13 Oct 14-17 Oct 27 Oct - 04 Nov 09-12 Nov 12-18 Nov 22 Nov ?? Nov 26 Nov - 03 Dec 03-07 Dec 09 Dec 11-14 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 15 Dec 24 Dec |
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Portsmouth VA Naval Shipyard Inclining
Experiments Depart Portsmouth NSY for Yorktown, VA ComCruDesFltEight broke his flag on Little Rock Underway for Caribbean St. Thomas, VI Operating out of Guantanamo Bay, Little Rock conducts a series of successful missile firings at Roosevelt Roads, PR Kingston, Jamaica Underway for Norfolk, VA Underway for Mediterranean Passed Straits of Gibraltar Arrive Toulon, France to relieve USS Springfield as Sixth Fleet Flagship. VAdm William E. Gentner Jr. breaks flag. Depart Toulon for Villefranche, France Villefranche, France Transited the Adriatic Sea - 70% of crew sick Talos missile launch Trieste, Italy. General illness after fantail party - contaminated food suspected. Rhodes, Greece Beruit, Lebanon Cdr. D.A. Johnson relieves Cdr. J.B. Randolph as XO Villefranche, France At sea Villefranche, France Barcelona, Spain Genoa, Italy La Spezia, Italy Livorno, Italy Arrived Palma, Spain Capt. C. Edwin Bell relieves Capt. James R. Payne as CO Depart Palma Villefranche, France Istanbul, Turkey Izmir, Turkey Famagusta, Cyprus. Visited by Archbishop Makarios, Head of State, Cyprus. Taranto, Italy Split, Yugoslavia. Only communist nation visited by Little Rock to date. Villefranche, France Marseilles, France Villefranche, France President John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas, TX Talos launch to port Villefranche, France La Spezia, Italy Talos launch to port Palma, Spain Underway for Rota, Spain Rota, Spain. USS Springfield CLG-7 relieves Little Rock as Flagship of Sixth Fleet.. Depart Rota for full speed crossing of Atlantic to be home for Christmas Arrive Norfolk, VA (Christmas Eve!) for Holidays |
1964 |
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| 03 Feb 07 Feb 10 Feb 14 Feb 03 Mar 28 Mar 08-15 Apr 27-29 Apr 04-05 May 02 Jun 05 Jun 24 Jul 24 Aug 29-30 Aug 05 Sep 12 Sep 05 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct - 27 Nov 28 Nov 05 Dec 14 Dec 21 Dec 27 Dec 30 Dec |
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Depart Norfolk for training exercises
off Virginia coast Arrive Norfolk for weekend Depart Norfolk for training exercises off Virginia coast Arrive Norfolk Depart Norfolk for Caribbean for Operation SPRING-BOARD 64 and missile firings. Visited St. Thomas, VI and Roosevelt Roads, PR Arrive Norfolk Participated in "Operation QUICK-KICK V" off VA coast At sea off southern Virginia coast At sea practicing drills for annual inspections and drills competition Depart Norfolk for Annapolis, MD to embark 275 Midshipmen Depart Annapolis for North Atlantic training cruise Arrive Norfolk, VA Depart Norfolk VA for Roosevelt Roads, PR for missile firings St. Thomas, VI Arrive Norfolk, VA Capt. Roderick O. Middleton relieves Capt. C. Edwin Bell Jr. Depart Norfolk for training exercises off Virginia coast Arrive Norfolk At Norfolk. Preparations made for Med deployment. Depart Norfolk VA for Caribbean for missile firings Depart for Mediterranean Arrive Gibraltar to relieve USS Boston. Depart same day for Naples, Italy. Arrive Naples for Christmas holidays Depart for La Spezia, Italy. At sea replenishment. Arrive La Spezia for New Year's. |
1965 |
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| 25 Feb 19 Jun 27 Sep Early Fall ? Late Fall ? |
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Arrive Gaeta, Italy - Home port changes
from Villefranche, France to Gaeta. Temporary Flagship of ComSecondFleet, VADM Masterson Capt. Oscar F. Dreyer relieves Capt. Roderick O. Middleton Caribbean? Roosevelt Roads? North Atlantic? Arctic Circle Crossing? |
