Places visited by the U.S.S. Little Rock...

From her keel laying at Cramp Shipbuilding Co. in Philadelphia, Pa., on 6 March 1943,
to her to opening as a museum at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
in Buffalo, NY on 30 June 1979, the Little Rock has been many places.

Listed below are ports the Little Rock visited while in commission, and
places her crew visited while stationed aboard her. Feel free to add to this list.
E-Mail your "Places Visited" to Woody Donaldson, the Web Master, at:
littlerocksol@acsworld.com

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2010

Ports and Places are listed by the following categories:

1.   Ports Visited by CL-92 from 06 Mar 43 thru 24 Jun 49

2.   Places Visited by CL-92 Crew

3.   Ports Visited by CLG-4 from 03 Jun 60 thru 15 Jul 77

4.   Places Visited by CLG-4 Crew

CL-92 History from Commissioning 06 March 1943 to Decommissioning 24 June 1949

Ports Visited by Little Rock while CL-92 Ports A - P Alexandroupolis, Greece 12 Oct 48 Algiers, Algeria, 27 Feb 48 Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-30 Jul 46 Antofagasto, Chile, SA, 13 Feb 46 Antwerp, Belgium, 20-25 Jul 46 Arctic Circle (Crossed) 30 Nov 46 Argentia, Newfoundland, 07-09 Dec 46 Athens, Greece 1947/48 Augusta, Sicily, 07 Jan 48 Augusta, Sicily, 01 Oct 48 Augusta, Sicily, 12 Dec 48 Balboa, Panama, CZ, - 13 Mar 46 Bizerte, Tunisia, 19 Feb 48 Bone (Annabra), Algeria, 14-16 Sep 46 Bone (Annabra), Algeria, 26 Nov 47 Callao (Lima), Peru, SA, 23 Feb 46 Cape Cod Canal, MA Cartagena, Colombia, SA, 16 Mar 46 Charleston, SC, 8-10 Feb 47 Charleston, SC, 22 Feb 47 Colon, Panama, CZ, 11 Mar 46 Conception, Chile, SA, 29 Jan 46 Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-10 Jul 46 Crossed Equator Heading South - About 10 Nov 45 Crossed Equator Heading North - About 09 Mar 46 Gibralter, UK, 22-23 Aug 46 Gibralter, UK, 20 Nov 47 Gibralter, UK, 02 Mar 48 Gibralter, UK, 23 Sep 48 Gibralter, UK, 14 Jan 49 Goteborg (Gothenberg), Sweden 01-03 Jul 46 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 20 Mar 46 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 01 Aug 47 Gutenberg, Sweden, 01-03 Jul 46 Invergarden, Scotland, 28 Jun 46 Inverness, Scotland, 28 Jun 46 Iquique, Chile, SA, 16 Feb 46 Isle of Crete, Greece, 04 Nov 48 Isle of Corfu, Greece, 17 Nov 48 Isle of Capri, Italy 1947/48 Isle of Rhodes, Greece, 09 Oct 48 Kalafrana, Malta 1947/48 Kavalla, Greece, 11 Oct 48 Kiel Canal (Transitted) - 19 Jul 46 Lisbon, Portugal, 15-21 Aug 46 Marseilles, France (Christmas Port) 17 Dec 48 Montevido, Uruguay, SA, 24 Nov 45 Naples, Italy,  27 Aug - 3 Sep 46 Naples, Italy,  01 Dec 47 Naples, Italy,  13 Dec 47 Newport, RI, 09 Jan - 05 Feb 47 New York City, 25-29 Oct 46 New York City, 13 Dec 46 - 06 Jan 47 Norfolk, VA, 27 Sep - 22 Oct 46 Norfolk, VA, 30 Oct - 21 Nov 46 Oran, Algeria, 07 Jan 49 Philadelphia, PA (Various dates) Piraeus, Greece, 04-09 Sep 46 Piraeus, Greece, (Christmas Port) 21 Dec 47 Piraeus, Greece, 15 Oct 48 Piraeus, Greece, 13 Nov 48 Piraeus, Greece, 17 Oct 48 Plymouth, England 11-23 Jun 46 Plymouth, England, 31 Jul - 12 Aug 46 Port-au Prince, Haiti, Feb 47 Portland, ME, Oct 47 (To fight forest fires) (con't.)

Ports Visited by Little Rock while CL-92 Ports Q - Z Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 09 Jul 48 Recife, Brazil, SA, 07-11 Jan 46 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, SA, 10-20 Nov 45 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, SA, 22 Dec 45 - 03 Jan 46 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, SA, 17 Jan 46 Rounded Cape Horn, Argentina, SA - About 25 Jan 46 Salonika, Greece, 07 Nov 48 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 25-30 Oct 45 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 15-22 Feb 47 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 24 Aug 47 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 15 May 48 Santa Elena, Ecuador, SA,  07 Mar 46 Santos, Brazil, SA, 17 Dec 45 Santos, Brazil, SA, 12 Jan 46 Scarpa Flow Scotland, 25-28 Jun 46 Sfax, Tunisia, 27 Oct 48 Sorrento, Italy 1947/48 Stockholm, Sweden, 11-17 Jul 46 Tangier, Morocco 27 Feb-01 Mar 48 Taranto, Italy, 24 Jan 48 Transitted Panama Canal, 12, 13 Mar 46 Trieste, Italy, 09 Feb 48 Trieste, Italy, 19 Nov 48 Trieste, Italy, 30 Nov 48 Tunis, Tunisia 1947/48 Valletta, Malta, 10-12 Sep 46 Valletta, Malta, 09 Dec 47 Valletta, Malta, 17 Jan 48 Valletta, Malta, 05 Oct 48 Valparaiso, Chile, SA, 01 Feb 46 Venice, Italy, 31 Jan 48 Venice, Italy, 26 Nov 48 Volos, Greece, 10 Nov 48 Places Visited by CL-92 Crew The places listed below are in addition to the ports listed to the left. These are additional sights and locations that the crew of the CL-92 has visited while visiting the ports listed above.  Athens, Greece Cortina, Italy Isle of Capri, Italy Le Chateau D'If, France (*) London, England Montreal, Quebec, Canada Paris, France Pompeii, Italy Sorrento, Italy (*) Count of Monte Cristo was exilled here

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