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Navy and other "Official" Photographs

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	USS Little Rock, Camden, NJ Bow View Moored at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, NJ on 19 December 1959, while completing conversion to a guided missile ship. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock, Camden, NJ Stern View Photo was taken while Little Rock was moored at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in Camden, NJ probably on 19 December 1959, while completing conversion to a guided missile ship. (Date data is not clear.) It would appear that the ship is undergoing inclining testing. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock, Camden, NJ Radar and Super-structure View Photo was taken while Little Rock was moored at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in Camden, NJ probably on 19 December 1959, while completing conversion to a guided missile ship. (Date data is not clear.) It would appear that the ship is undergoing inclining testing. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock CLG-4 Commissioning 03 June 1960 U.S.S. Little Rock CLG-4 commissioning at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman, Commandant of the 4th Naval District (at the podium),  Capt. Jewett O. Phillips assuming command and Senator J. William Fulbright (in dark suit, seated below right-hand Talos missile) delivering the commissioning address. Also in attendance: Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Materiel,  Cecil P. Milne and over 2000 spectators. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock Underway 13 October 1960 Photographed by PH1 Kinley Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock Underway   13 October 1960 Photographed by PH1 Kinley Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock off San Juan, PR   The Little Rock steams off El Morro Fortress, on the northwest tip of San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1960. Note the old cannon in the fort, including five muzzle-loading types at left and a late 19th Century breech-loading rifle in the center. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	Little Rock Underway At sea (circa November 1960) with crew paraded on deck. The original caption released with this photograph on 8 November 1960 reads: "USS Little Rock Returns to Philadelphia. The U.S.S. Little Rock (CLG-4) returns to Philadelphia Friday (Nov. 11) after a successful two month training cruise in the Caribbean, the Navy announced today. The powerful TALOS missile ship and her 1100 man crew will arrive at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard about 2 p.m. Little Rock will be in the yard for a holiday leave period lasting nearly two months. In January the ship departs for Norfolk, Va., for Atlantic Fleet Exercises." Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock at Philadelphia, PA At the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, in December 1960, probably while undergoing an inclining experiment. Note scaffolding around her masts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock at Sea Photo probably taken in 1960 or 1961. Origin of photo is unknown.
	USS Little Rock moves into Dry Dock Philadelphia NSY, Philadelphia, PA November 1960 Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
	USS Little Rock - In Dry Dock Philadelphia NSY, Philadelphia, PA This photo is from the 1960-1961 Cruise Book. (The picture was taken winter of 1960-1961.)
	USS Little Rock Underway at Sea, While operating with a Second Fleet task force, 19 January 1961. Taken by PHC C.A. Berntsen, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock at Sea - Air View Photo probably taken in 1960 or 1961. Origin of photo is unknown. Most likely an Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
	USS Little Rock refuels from USS Salamonie AO-26 (center) with USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CV-42 (right), and USS Beatty DD-756 in back. Picture most likely taken in the Mediterranean Sea,  ca. 1961. Photograph courtesy of  USNAVYPHOTOS.COM
	USS Little Rock fires a Talos Missile Picture taken during exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, 4 May 1961. Taken by PH3 D.R. Botts, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock fires a Talos Missile While off San Juan, Puerto Rico 16 November 1961. Taken by Seaman Lenhoff Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock Underway   08 November 1962 Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock at Sea - Air View Photo taken after 1962. Origin of photo is unknown.
	USS Little Rock Personnel Inspection ca. 1962-1963 Photo shows the crew muster topside for  Personnel Inspection. Location and date of photo are unknown.
	USS Little Rock with USS Saratoga CVA-60 Probably July 1963 This is an official Navy photo most likely taken from an aircraft off of the USS Saratoga. The photo has the following info stamped on the reverse side: CVA-6061359-7-63. AERIAL VIEW OF USS LITTLE ROCK AND USS SARATOGA CVA-60.   Photo obtained by Art Tilley, MT2, 1962-1963
	USS Little Rock - Cyprus October 7, 1963 Photo was taken October 7, 1963 from a ship's liberty launch while Little Rock was anchored  off Famagusta, Cyprus.   Photo taken and copyright by Ed Bergeron EM2, 1962-64
	USS Little Rock with USS Johnston DD-821 ca. 1963-1964 Location is probably Genoa or Naples. Origin of photo is unknown.
	USS Little Rock Underway At sea, circa 1965. This photograph, which was received by "All Hands" magazine on 9 June 1965, was accompanied by the following caption: "The guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock (CLG-4) will take over temporary duty as flagship for Commander Second Fleet Vice Admiral K.S. Masterson on June 19th." Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock in Augusta Bay, Sicily 17 March 1965 A significant part of the Sixth Fleet at anchor in Augusta Bay, Sicily, on 17 March 65. Photo details from Naval Historical Center state: "The large carrier, at right, is USS Saratoga (CVA-60). Other U.S. Navy ships visible include one Essex class attack aircraft carrier (CVA), two guided missile light cruisers (CLG), two guided-missile frigates (DLG), six destroyers (DD), two oilers (AO) and other auxiliaries. There are also several merchant ships present." (The Little Rock Assoc. Webmaster believes that the ship closest to the center of the photo is the USS Little Rock.) Official U.S. Navy Photograph #1111048 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock at anchor Gaeta.  In the harbor at Gaeta, Italy, her home port as flagship of the Sixth Fleet,  March 1967. Taken by PHC H.L. Wise, USN Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock In Naples Bay Naples Bay, Italy 1967, while serving as flagship of the Sixth Fleet. By William C. Swisher Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock Leaving Naples Bay Naples Bay, Italy 31 July 1967, while serving as flagship of the Sixth Fleet. Taken by PH2 J.E. Higgins, USN Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	Two Flagships, One Tanker! USS Chikaskia (AO54) center, refuels USS Little Rock (CLG4) right, and USS Springfield (CLG7) left, in the Mediterranean, southeast of Palma de Majorca. Photo most likely taken in the Fall of 1967. (See related news article.) Official US Navy photo from the collection of Clarence Wolfe, submitted by Terry D. Gann EM-2 (USNR-Ret.)
	USS Little Rock at Dusk (Gaeta, Italy?). In port (probably Gaeta, Italy) at dusk, circa 1967. The original photograph was received by "All Hands" magazine on 26 December 1967. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock CLG-4 as seen from the Soviet cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" In the Mediterranean Sea on 28 October 1968. CO of Soviet cruiser, CAPT Nikolai K. Fedorov (final rank VADM) is in the foreground. Photo submitted by Eugene Ivkin to NavSource Naval History. Note:  The Mikhail Kutuzov is now a museum in Novorossiysk, Russia. Novorossiysk is the main Russian Port on the Black Sea.
	USS Little Rock CLG-4 as seen from the Soviet cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" Mediterranean Sea on 28 October 1968. Submitted by Eugene Ivkin to NavSource Naval History
	USS Little Rock sets up with USS Columbus CG-12 to take fuel from USS Truckee AO-147 Probably in the Mediterranean - ca. 1968-69 Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Forwarded by Shipmate Jim Embrey DC2 1966-69
	USS Little Rock, Valletta, Malta Moored in Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably December 1969 Photo is from 1968-1969 Cruise Book
	USS Little Rock, Valletta, Malta Entering Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably April 1970 Received from LCPL Rick Materna, USMC
	USS Little Rock, Valletta, Malta Entering Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably April 1970 Received from Don Bertelson, EM-1(E Div.), 1968-1970
	USS Little Rock, Valletta, Malta Entering Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably April 1970 Received from Don Bertelson, EM-1(E Div.), 1968-1970
	USS Little Rock, 25th Anniversary (?) Air view of USS Little Rock underway. Photo shows crew (U.S. Marines?) forming a "25" on 04 level. Probably taken on 17 Jun 1970, the 25th Anniversary of ship's commissioning, in preparation for Sec. of Defense Melvin Laird arrival by helo on that day. Photo source uncertain. Most likely an Official US Navy photo.
	USS Little Rock, Rota Spain Docked at Rota Naval Station, Spain 27 August 1970. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
	USS Little Rock, Boston, MA In Boston Naval Shipyard, 28 Mar 1971 undergoing inclining experiments. Official U.S. Navy Photo
	USS Little Rock in the Med Underway in the Mediterranean Sea 5 January 1972. Taken by PH1 Robert D. Fennell, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock, Boston, MA In Boston Naval Shipyard, 11 December 1972 undergoing inclining experiments. Official U.S. Navy Photo #98983
	USS Little Rock in European Waters Photographed circa 1972-1974, probably in northern European waters. Photograph was received from the ship in 1974. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock in Gaeta, Italy Circa 1974 On 04 Sept 2008 Padre Paolo Andrea Natta, Chaplain Raffaele University, Milan, Italy wrote.... "Please take note that the photo represents the Little Rock in the Gulf of Gaeta, Italy. Behind the ship you can see the Gianola Peninsula." Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock fires her 6"/47 guns ....during exercises on the Salto di Guirra missile range,  off Sardinia, 23 April 1975. Official U.S. Navy Photograph #K-108728
	USS Little Rock with the Fleet Steaming with USS Saratoga (CV-60) and other units of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, en route to an anchorage near Gaeta, Italy, on 16 March 1976. The ships are returning from a training exercise. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	USS Little Rock moored outboard of USS Albany CG10 USS Little Rock moored outboard of USS Albany CG10 at Gaeta, Italy in September of 1976. On 06 September Albany relieved Little Rock as Flagship of the Sixth Fleet, ending Little Rock's final deployment prior to her return to CONUS for deactivation. Official U.S. Navy Photograph Contributed by USS Little Rock shipmate LTJG Harry Ray Jr. (Ship's Carpenter) 1960-1962
	USS Albany CG10 renders honors to USS Little Rock Date: 09 September 1976. USS Albany's crew and Sixth Fleet staff render honors to USS Little Rock as she pulls away from Albany at Gaeta, Italy. Albany had relieved Little Rock as Flagship of the US Sixth Fleet and Little Rock now begins her return voyage to CONUS prior to deactivation. COMSIXTHFLT VADM Harry D. Train II (in whites) renders his salute. To his left most likely is USS Albany CO Captain James G. Storms III. Official U.S. Navy Photograph Contributed by USS Little Rock shipmate LTJG Harry Ray Jr. (Ship's Carpenter) 1960-1962
	USS Little Rock Transits Welland Canal On July 15, 1977 the USS Little Rock, under tow, transited the Welland Canal on the last leg of her journey from Philadelphia, PA to Buffalo, NY where she joined the USS The Sullivans DD537, and eventually the USS Croaker SS246 / SSK246 as part of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. Little Rock entered the Buffalo harbor channel at 9:25 p.m. and by 11:00 p.m. was moored stern-to-stern with USS The Sullivans, which had arrived on 04 July. (Click HERE to read the story on how the USS Little Rock came to be selected for this honor.)
	USS Little Rock "Fogged In" A great picture of the U.S.S. Little Rock taken in 2007 at her present mooring at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park in Buffalo, NY. (Wouldn't want to have to get underway in this 'soup'!) Photograph taken by Shipmate Dennis McAllister, CS3 1962-1966

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