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The USS Little Rock at Buffalo's Naval & Military Park. The 610 foot long Little Rock was the first ship to bear the name of Little Rock, Arkansas. She is the only guided missile cruiser on display in the U.S. USS Little Rock is the sole survivor of the Cleveland class, the most numerous of U.S. wartime cruisers (29 vessels total). The Little Rock made four cruises to the Mediterranean and two to the North Atlantic. She served with distinction as flagship for both the Second and Sixth fleets. Launched August 27, 1944 and then commissioned June 17, 1945 at Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA. Converted in 1960 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ. Decommissioned November 1976. Taken from Erie Street on the Buffalo River at 12:46 AM on June 21, 2010. image/jpeg, 1400x933 (24bit) EXIF: Focal Length 55mm, Exposure Time 30 Sec., Aperture f18 Show GPS Location in: Google Maps Bing Maps (New Window) USS_Little_Rock_BuffaloNY_06-21-10_1196.jpg |