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Galveston-class Cruiser
Originally built as light cruisers (CL) in the United States Navy during World War II, in 1957 three ships were re-designated as ''Galveston''-class guided missile light cruisers (CLG) and fitted with the Talos long-range surface-to-air missile system. During the two-year refit under project SCB 140, the aft superstructure was completely replaced and all aft guns were removed to make room for the twin-arm Talos launcher and a 46-missile storage magazine. Three large masts were also installed in order to hold a variety of radars, missile guidance, and communications systems. ''Little Rock'' and ''Oklahoma City'' were simultaneously converted into fleet flagships under SCB 140A, which involved removing two forward dual and one triple turrets, and replacing them with a massively rebuilt and expanded forward superstructure. ''Galveston'', in the non-flagship configuration, retained the ''Cleveland''-class's standard forward weapons: three dual and two triple turrets. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Little Rock (CL-92)
USS ''Little Rock'' (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) is a -class light cruiser and one of 27 completed for the United States Navy during or shortly after World War II. She is one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers and the first US Navy ship to be named for Little Rock, Arkansas. Commissioned in mid-1945, she was completed too late to see combat duty during World War II and was retired post-war, becoming part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in 1949. In the late 1950s, she was converted to a guided-missile cruiser, removing her aft six-inch and five-inch guns to accommodate the Talos missile system. Like three other of her sister ''Cleveland'' ships converted to missile ships, she was also extensively modified forward to become a flagship. This involved removal of most of her forward armament to allow for an enlarged superstructure and was recommissioned in 1960 as CLG-4 (redesignated CG-4 in 1975). In this configuration, she served in the Mediterranean, often as the Sixth Fleet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |