The CLG 4 / CG 4 Photo Tour
Navy and other "Official" Photographs
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Page last updated: 14 May, 2026
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USS
Little Rock Change of Command Ceremony 07 Feb 1962
Change of Command, Norfolk Operating Base, Norfolk, VA Captain J. R. Payne relieves Captain F.A. Chenault Photo is from the collection of Captain Frederic A. Chenault. Most likely an Official US Navy photo. |
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USS
Little Rock Underway Date Unknown This photo,
similar to the photo below was taken at a different time. The photo was
obtained from Ms. Valerie Blouin, grand-daughter of Mere Germaine owner
of "La Mere Germaine" in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Ms. Blouin received it
from her cousin "Kelley".
The photo probably was taken between commissioning and the 1962 over- haul. (Note the unique diamond-shaped antenna on the aft mast.) The shoreline and the buildings in the distance are somewhat similar to the coast of Virginia as you approach Norfolk. Most
likely an Official US Navy photo.
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USS Little Rock Underway 08 Nov 1962 Official U.S. Navy Photograph - #NH98958 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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USS Little Rock at Sea - Air
View
Photo taken after 1962. |
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USS
Little Rock Personnel Inspection
Photo shows the crew mustered
topside for Personnel Inspection.ca. 1962-1963 Location, source and date of photo are unknown. |
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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 |
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USS Little Rock - Bow On Photo 1963 Official Navy
photo
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USS Little Rock - Cyprus 07 Oct 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 |
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USS Little Rock with USS Johnston DD-821 ca. 1963-1964 Location is probably Genoa or Naples. Origin of photo is unknown. |
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USS Little Rock enroute Amsterdam, Holland June 1964 A great shot of the Little Rock entering the locks at IJmuiden in North Holland. The town of IJmuiden is at the entrance of the North Sea Canal which connects the North Sea with IJ Bay in Amsterdam, about 25 miles away. (Exact location data furnished by Joop van der Does, Dedemsvaart, Holland.) Photo taken by and provided by LTJG Bob Ernst, OPS Dept, 1962-65 |
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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 - #NH989 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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USS Little Rock in Augusta Bay, Sicily 17 Mar 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. |
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USS
Little Rock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard January 1966 Little Rock pierside at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA in January 1966 just prior to her 32 week repair and overhaul period. Official U.S. Navy Photograph - #NH98959 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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USS
Little Rock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 1966 Little Rock in drydock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA during her 32 week repair and overhaul period. Most likely an Official U.S. Navy Photograph. |
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USS
Little Rock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 28 September 1966 USS Little Rock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA during her 32 week repair and overhaul period. Official U.S. Navy Photograph - #NH98979 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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USS
Little Rock with USS Springfield In port, Rota, Spain, as
USS Little Rock CLG 4 prepares to relieve
USS Springfield CLG 7 as flagship of the Sixth Fleet, January 1967. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the 1967-1968 Cruise Book |
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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 - #NH98956 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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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. |
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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 - #NH98957 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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USS Little Rock CLG 4 Underway with on-deck crew in white uniforms. Photo was taken from the flight-deck of USS America CVA 66 ca. 1967. |
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USS Little Rock CLG 4 pulls ahead of USS America CVA 66 ca. 1967. Note crew in white uniforms and dummy TALOS missiles on launcher. |
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USS
Little Rock CLG 4 Date and location uncertain. Crew on deck are in whites, and the forward awning is rigged. Two trainer missiles are on the launcher. This appears to be an Official USN photo. Photograph donated by shipmate William Passauer. |
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Two Flagships, One Tanker! USS Chikaskia (AO54) center, refuels USS Little Rock CLG 4 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.) |
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USS
Little Rock off Gaeta, Italy LITTLE ROCK off the coast
of Gaeta, Italy late 1967.
(The crew is in Blues. Note the ship's small boat forward of the bow. Most likely preparing to moor.) Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collection of the U.S. National Archives |
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USS
Little Rock Valletta, Malta LITTLE ROCK enter harbor at Valletta, Malta. Date is most likely 04 Aug 1967 Most likely an official U.S. Navy Photograph. Received from shipmate Henry "Hank" Henning |
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USS
Little Rock at anchor Gaeta, Italy LITTLE ROCK anchored Gaeta, Italy.
Date not certain Official U.S. Navy Photograph. From the collection of the U.S. National Archives |
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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 - #NH98960 From the collections of the Naval Historical Center. |
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USS
Little Rock - 6th Fleet Pass In Review On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet in the Mediter- ranean Sea, the fleet flagship, the guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock CLG 4 passes the aircraft carriers USS Independence (CVA-62), foreground, and USS Shangri-La (CVA-38). The guided missile cruiser USS Columbus (CG-12) steams aft of Shangri-La. Date 25 June 1968
Source: USS Independence (CVA-62) 1968-1969 cruise book. U.S. Navy photo. |
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USS Little Rock at Naples, Italy 14 Aug 1968 Little Rock was at
Naples, Italy for change of 6th fleet command from VADM William I. Martin to VADM David C. Richardson on
board USS Independence CV62. On the same day a USS Everglades AD 24
crew member, ET Gary Adams, snapped this photo as well as the
photo below. Close examination of the photos will show they were taken
within minutes of each other. Gary is the Historian for the USS Everglades Association.
(Note, Little Rock was at Naples for just the 14th of August.) Thanks to Gary Adams ETCS (Ret) for this photo. |
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USS Independence CV62 at Naples, Italy 14 Aug 1968 On 14 Aug 1968 6th fleet command changed over from VADM William I. Martin to VADM David C.
Richardson. This photo, as well as the one above were taken by USS
Everglades AD24 crew member Gary Adams. The two photos were taken
within minutes of
each other.
Thanks to Gary Adams ETCS (Ret) for this photo. |
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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.
Note: The Mikhail Kutuzov is now a museum in Novorossiysk, Russia. Novorossiysk is the main Russian Port on the Black Sea. Photo submitted by Eugene Ivkin to NavSource Naval History. |
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USS Little Rock CLG 4 as seen from the Soviet cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" Mediterranean Sea on 28 Oct 1968. Submitted by Eugene Ivkin to NavSource Naval History |
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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 |
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USS Little Rock at Lisbon, Portugal 04 - 07 Feb 1969 Moored at the Alcantara Docks on the Tagus River. The suspension bridge "Ponte 25 de Abril" is aft Photo furnished by Art "Butch" Siehl, SN, OL Division, and taken by ship's photographer William M. Reitter PHSN. |
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USS
Little Rock Underway USS Little Rock underway. Possibly in the Caribbean. Photo source is unknown. |
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USS
Little Rock, Valletta,
Malta Moored in Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably December 1969 Photo is from 1968-1969 Cruise Book |
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USS
Little Rock, Valletta,
Malta Entering Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably April 1970 Photo received from LCPL Rick Materna, USMC |
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USS
Little Rock, Valletta,
Malta Entering Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably April 1970 Photo received from Don Bertelson, EM-1(E Div.), 1968-1970 |
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USS
Little Rock, Valletta,
Malta Entering Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta. Probably April 1970 Photo received from Don Bertelson, EM-1(E Div.), 1968-1970 |
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