USS Little Rock (OFF LIMIT) parts of the USS Little Rock at Buffalo and Erie County Military Park.

[@davidsmith871]

I worked in that CIC in 1976 as an Operations Specialist. Wow, I never expected to see that again. Thanks for the video!

[@LarryW]

Your welcome

[@everettdegrasse8478]

Thanks for this video. I was stationed on the Little Rock from Dec 1970 to Dec 1972.

[@LarryW]

Thank you for your service !!!

[@helpfulliving]

I served on the Little Rock from Aug.'69- May '72. I was a gunner's mate, worked on the 6"/47 turret and the 5"/38 gun mount. Thanks for the tour. The space below the CIC, (the beginning of the video) was part of our division also. It was where the FT's (fire control techs) would work. Spent many non work hours down there playing cards and goofing off! Brings back so good memories.

[@LarryW]

Thank you for your service and for sharing your memories with me.

[@everettdegrasse8478]

We were on CLG4 at the same time! I was a radarman and CIC was my territory. Also, that hatch going down between the refers went into our living quarters. Every now and then we would score a tub of ice cream during replenishments.

[@LarryW]

Thank you for your service. I bet that ice-cream tasted real good

[@everettdegrasse8478]

@@LarryW The pilfered ice cream was great, the only problem we had was that the crew on the messdeck would become suspicious when so many guys came up looking for spoons. It was a 5gal tub and it had to be eaten fast!

[@helpfulliving]

@@everettdegrasse8478 , that reminds me of another pilfered food story. During VERTREP (vertical replenishment via helo on the fantail) G div. was in charge of taking the boxes of food off of the pallets set down by the helos. When the 50lb boxes of frozen steaks would arrive we would take 2-3 and hide them in the 6" turret up forward on the main deck. Then later that day on the next we would share them with the GMMs/FTMs of GM division. We would put the boxes way aft on the fantail, the FTMs would test fire the Talos rocket radars. They would cook up the steaks in a minute. They would shut off the radar, we would skapper aft, pick up the boxes and take them on top of the missile house and have a quick steak feast! Great times!!!

[@briang.7206]

Electronic warfare was a compartment inside CIC we kept it locked during tours. The WLR-1was a receiver it could pick all kinds of signals. Sometimes we would listen to radio stations.

[@LarryW]

Thank you for letting me know that.

[@davidsmith871]

Hello mate. I was an OS3 on the Rock back in '76 before it was decommissioned. I remember the EWs. I actually got to go to an EW trainer later for two weeks in Norfolk where we were taught to use the WLR-1. Good memories.

[@alanwerner3239]

A funny story while doing a North Atlantic cruise on this ship. I was called down to those refrigeration rooms about a gas leak. When a cook went for food the airtight door blew open when he unlocked it. I determined that the gas was non explosive. Freon causes a flame to glow green. This gas would put a flame out. Earlier in the day they received a shipment of ice cream from Germany. Inside the pallet was dry ice, the source of the gas.

[@LarryW]

Thanks for your story

[@marybabiec]

My thoughts and prayers , are with all 3 battleships . Mary Babiec

[@robertyoung3992]

The USS Croaker was Gato Class Submarine, USS Little Rock Cleveland Class Light Cruiser, USS The Sullivans Fletcher Class Destroyer

[@ghost307]

What Battleships are at the museum???

[@stevecole3192]

Thoroughly enjoyed you video Larry. I'm glad I watched to the end as you walked through the galley passageway (where I was a cook until her decommissioning) and onto the mess deck where I spent the majority of my time. I plan to visit the Little Rock in the summer for the first time in 46 years. Thank you for the video Larry. Well done sir.

[@LarryW]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your service sir.

[@rogerdiez587]

The narrator immediately lost all credibility in the opening when he called the ship a guided missile destroyer instead of a cruiser.

[@Battleshipguy20]

This ship was decommissioned a while ago but a lot of people here have served on this ship small world!

[@cultureshock5000]

that is the fire control computer and the director, its an analog computer its a switch board to pick which gun communicates with which director, its not for turning things ona nd off per se

[@patrickjwhited6567]

Worked in Plot 5 on the Oklahoma City, 72/73

[@LarryW]

Thank you for your service.

[@michaellalwani1923]

Good afternoon

[@LarryW]

Good afternoon my friend

[@ohioemeregncyresponsevehic3381]

I went there back a while ago with the cub scouts and stayed the night on the ship, the beds were as hard as a rock slab.

[@LarryW]

That is great. What a nice experience

[@ericfuller6326]

I slept on it overnight in 98.

[@LarryW]

That is cool.

[@king_miata8776]

its kinda sad seeing U.S.S little rock off duty till this day including the submarine and the smaller ship

[@LarryW]

yes, It is really sad. Thank you for your comment!

[@king_miata8776]

@@LarryW no problem

[@HarveyParsons1975]

Larry W what you saw at time stamp 6:19 is a hatch not a door

[@LarryW]

Thank you for the correction.

[@mssweetpea4773]

I went there on Wednesday and explored all of the ship's.

[@brentsponsler6830]

It’s a cruiser not a destroyer

[@LarryW]

Thank you for the correction.

[@destroyerman46]

Cruiser, not destroyer.

[@LarryW]

Yes you are right!

[@scottdoubleyou563]

Great video, but just one correction. It's a guided missile cruiser.

[@LarryW]

Yes you are correct it is a guided missile cruiser. I will go back and watch the video to see where I made the mistake thank you so much for letting me know

[@robertyoung3992]

@@LarryW Galveston Class

[@rogermurray9058]

Happy Flag Day all Veteran Serve U.S.S.SULLIVAN AND U.S.S.LITTLE ROCK 🪨My Father Serve U.S.AIR FORCE Vietnam 🇻🇳My Sister Carolyn U.S.ARMY NURSE FORT HOOD TEXAS My Cousin Marcia Navy J.A.G Lawyer My Niece Husband ❤Morgan Army National Guard 💂‍♂️Albany New York ❤New York State 🗽Trooper

[@LarryW]

Thank you everyone for your service!

[@michaellalwani1923]

Matherial handler

[@cultureshock5000]

the ac is for electronics not people the navy was conscripts dude, did u research anything before u made this hahaha