Little Rock (CL 92) - Naval Cruise Book

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Foreword The Little Rock wos lounched in August, 1944. On June 17, 1945, her commissioning doy, she ossumed her seopower role. The dreom of every old-time moriner, she wos the pride of the United Sfotes Novy. This is our ship. This is our story. Her engines throbbed ond pounded. Her prow cut knife-like through the foom. Her screws churned out Tens of thousands of miles of woke. This is the Arkonsos Troveler.

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ln her first twenty months at sea our ship visited twenty-two countries, became well known in thirty-five major ports of the world. We rounded Cape Horn, crossed the Line again and cut the Arctic Circle. Our twin screws car- ried us from hot African shores to Scandinavian waters. We saw bull- fights in Portugal and bathed in the blue Mediterranean. Truly, our best memories are of the European cruise. We, all remember that day when Plymouth loomed on our port bow . . . :iii G- , -.194-' ' ., 93 iff-Qf-!f'9s Q ..,-M