The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Commissioning of USS Little Rock with a ceremony on Saturday.
This 2 p.m. ceremony will feature remarks and end with birthday cake to commemorate the cruiser’s 80th year and honor veterans, military service members, and supporters.
It is free and open to the public.
USS Little Rock, a Cold War flagship of the U.S. 2nd and 6th Fleet, is the last surviving vessel from the Cleveland-class of light cruisers in the world.
Originally classified as CL-92, USS Little Rock was one of three ships to be converted to a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser and was recommissioned in 1960 as CLG-4. The ship patrolled the Atlantic from the Arctic Circle to South America and was a fixture in the Mediterranean Sea. USS Little Rock arrived in Buffalo for display in 1977.
