1974 - 1979 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
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1974 |
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| 28 Jan ?? Feb |
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Depart Rota, Spain (with
some dependents aboard) for goodwill visit to Tangier, Moracco. Depart Tangier for Malaga, Spain |
| 1975 |
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| 21 Apr 23 Apr 17 May 5 Jun 29 Jul - 1 Aug 13 Oct Date uncertain 30 Jun |
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Refueled from USS Neosho AO-143 Gunnery exercises at Salto di Guirra range, Sardinia Capt. William R. Martin relieves Capt. Peter K. Cullins U.S.S. Little Rock with Commander 6th fleet participated in reopening of Suez Canal. (Only US vessel) (2nd in line.) Alexandria, Egypt Little Rock celebrates 200th Birthday of US Navy while in Naples Italy First U.S. military fiber optic telephone link is installed on the Little Rock. Ship’s designation changed from CLG-4 to CG-4. |
1976 |
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| ?? Mar ?? Mar 16 Mar Date uncertain 01 May 02 May ?? Jun 12 Jun 18 Jun 04 Jul 05 Aug 06 Sep ?? Sep 25 Sep 30 Sep 20 Oct 22 Nov |
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Training Exercise Athens, Greece. First visit since 1973 Cyprus Crisis. Steaming with USS Saratoga and other 6th Fleet Units Little Rock particpates in "National Week XX" with all other units of Sixth Fleet. Little Rock (CG-4) experiences a casualty in the main engine lube oil system while in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Little Rock enters Naples for repairs Little Rock receives Commander Sixth Fleet "Shipshape and Sharp in 76" award, for best maintained ship in Sixth Fleet during Bicentennial Year. Family - guest cruise from Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia to Bari, Italy. 120 family and guests embarked. Little Rock participates in evacuating US citizens from Beruit, Lebanon during Lebanese Civil War. Celebrated American bicentennial in Cannes, France VADM Harry D. Train relieves VADM Frederick C. Turner 6th Fleet Little Rock relieved as Flagship 6th Fleet by USS Albany Lisbon, Portugal Berthed at Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA to offload weapons Arrive Philadelphia NSY for decommissioning. "Last Skipper" Cdr. Kent R. Siegel relieves Capt. William R. Martin U.S.S. Little Rock Decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard and is stricken from the Naval Register. |
1977 |
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| 01 Jan 01 Jun 15 Jul |
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USS Little Rock profiled in “All Hands” Magazine Little Rock is transferred to Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Servicemen's Park in Buffalo, N.Y. Little Rock arrives in Buffalo, NY to become a museum. |
1978 |
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| 15 Jul 77 to 30 Jun 79 |
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Little Rock is prepared for opening as a museum. |
1979 |
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| 30 Jun |
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Little Rock opened to the public as a museum in Buffalo. |
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Date shown for ports generally indicate arival date. Port stays are typically 3-5 days. |
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