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CL92 Commissioning
U.S.S. Little Rock CL-92
Commissioning Ceremony


Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
June 17, 1945


Photograph  courtesy of Ed Stiles ENS
U.S.S. Little Rock  1945-1946

CL92 Underway
U.S.S. Little Rock
Underway


Date and Location Uncertain

Photograph  courtesy of Little Rock Association
Walter Nebiker
(
Member #495) SN, 1947-1948
Little Rock in Stockholm
U.S.S. Little Rock
Stockholm, Sweden 11-18 Jul 1946

Little Rock is one of the two light cruisers moored in the background. At this time Little Rock was operating with USS Houston CL-81 (CAPT Neil Kittrell Dietrich), USS Perry DD844 (CDR Clyde James Van Arsdall Jr.), USS Warrington DD843 (CDR Donald Wesley Wulzen), USS Glennon DD840 (CDR George Washington Pressey), and USS Cone DD866 (CDR John Shannon). An unknown Swedish Ship is also shown.
USS Cone, USS Glennon and Cruiser


U.S.S. Little Rock or U.S.S. Houston (CL-81)

In un-named Northern European port.

In 1946 Little Rock was operating in Northern European waters with the cruiser Houston and 4 destroyers. The adjacent picture shows the USS Cole (DD866) and the USS Glennon DD840 tied up adjacent to a light Cleveland Class cruiser. The cruiser is either the Houston of the Little Rock. Input from viewers is appreciated.
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CL-92 Stbd Looking Forward
U.S.S. Little Rock CL-92

Starboard side looking forward.
June 20, 1947

NavSource Photo #0409208
Peter Bakels

CL92 Stbd Looking Aft
U.S.S. Little Rock CL-92

Starboard side looking aft..
June 20, 1947

NavSource Photo #0409207
Peter Bakels

CL92 Venice
U.S.S. Little Rock
Entering Venice, Italy


on 26 November 1948

Photograph is courtesy of  Little Rock Association Member
Merle Fox
(#606) SN, 1948-1949

  CL-92 Cape Cod Canal
U.S.S. Little Rock Makes Transit

of Cape Cod Canal, Cape Cod, MA

Date uncertain. ca. 1946-1949


U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Courtesy of Captain Don Fink, 1983.

  Three CL's together

Three Cleveland Class Cruisers


USS Providence (CL-82);
USS Little Rock (CL-92); and
USS Portsmouth (CL-102)


(listed left to right)  Pierside San Juan, Puerto Rico, 15 May 1948. (Note the differing radar antenna rigs, and other details of these three Cleveland class light cruisers, each ten hull numbers apart in the cruiser hull number series.


Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

  Little Rock in Greece

U.S. Sixth Task Fleet

Commanded by
Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman

Sixth Task Fleet ships silhouetted by the evening sun, while anchored in Phaleron Bay, Piraeus, Greece, 17 October 1948.

The ships are (from left to right):
USS Little Rock CL-92
USS Franklin D, Roosevelt CVB-42
USS Providence CL-82
USS Albany CA-123


Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

  Valpariso Chile

U.S.S. Little Rock
on South American Cruise


Anchored off Valpariso, Chile 01 Feb 1945
From WT1c Sam Hacket.


Official Navy Photograph


   CL92 Pierside
USS Little Rock CL-92

Pierside. Location Unknown

Photo submitted by Edward Stiles Jr.
  Little Rock CL92 Photo
USS Little Rock CL-92

Pierside in South America

Photograph  courtesy of Ed Stiles ENS
U.S.S. Little Rock  1945-1946

CL92 Valpariso 1946
USS Little Rock CL-92

Pierside, Valpariso, Chile S.A. 1946

Photograph  courtesy of Ed Stiles ENS
U.S.S. Little Rock  1945-1946


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