The Little Rock (LCS 9) is the fifth ship in the Freedom-class littoral combat ships and the second ship in the United States Navy to be named after Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas.

June 27, 2013 The keel authentication ceremony for the LCS 9 was held at Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.

March 27, 2015 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Little Rock was moved from the Hull Block Erection Building #10 for the first time, mounted on Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMT's), and completed a 180 degree turn on land before resting at the waterfront of the Menominee River in Marinette, Wis.

July 18, PCU Little Rock was christened and launched during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Ms. Janee L. Bonner, the wife of former U.S. representative Josiah R. Bonner, Jr., (R-Ala.), served as sponsor of the ship. Cmdr. Kevin W. Ralston is the prospective commanding officer of Rotational LCS Crew 108 and CO of LCS Crew 109 is Cmdr. Paul R. Burkhard.

November 9, 2016 The littoral combat ship departed Marinette shipyard for the first time to conduct Builder's sea trials on Lake Michigan; Day-long underway for Bravo trials on Nov. 14.

August 3, 2017 PCU Little Rock (Crew 109), commanded by Cmdr. Todd D. Peters, departed Marinette shipyard for a one-day underway to conduct sea trials, after piersided for nine months; Underway again from Aug. 7-8 and Aug. 11-12; Brief underway on Aug. 17; Day-long underway for acceptance trials on Aug. 23.

September 25, U.S. Navy officially accepted delivery of the LCS 9 during a short ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp. Shipyard.

December 1, The Little Rock departed Marinette, Wis., for the last time; Transited the Strait of Mackinac on Dec. 2; Transited the Detroit River on Dec. 3.

December 4, PCU Little Rock moored at Canalside waterfront in downtown Buffalo, N.Y., in preparation for its commissioning ceremony.

December 16, USS Little Rock was commissioned during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony in Buffalo, New York. This is the first time in the U.S. Navy's 242-year history that a new ship is commissioned just 50 feet from its namesake, the ex-USS Little Rock (CL 92), at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park.

December 20, The Little Rock departed Buffalo en route to its homeport of Mayport, Florida; Moored at Wharf 16 in Port Colborne, Ontario, to refuel from Dec. 20-21; Transited the Welland Canal on Dec. 21; Entered the St. Lawrence River on Dec. 22; Moored at Snell Lock lower wall in Massena, N.Y., from Dec. 22-23.

December 24, USS Little Rock (Crew 109) moored at Berth 33 in Port of Montreal, Quebec, for an extended visit due to a frozen river; Moved to Berth 48 on Jan. 4, 2018; Moved back to Berth 33 on Jan. 16; Moved to Berth M2, MacKay Wharf on Jan. 19; Moved to Berth 52 on March 5; Departed Montreal on March 31.

April 3, LCS 9 moored at HMC Dockyard Jetty NB4 on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a three-day port visit; Moored at Quay Wall East in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., from April 8-9; Arrived in the Jacksonville Op. Area on April 11.

April 12, USS Little Rock moored at Berth 2, Delta Wharf in its homeport of Naval Station Mayport, Fla., after more than a four-month transit from Marinette, Wis.

April 20, The Little Rock departed Naval Station Mayport for routine operations; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 10 in Naval Station Norfolk, Va., from April 23-25; Returned home on April 2?; Underway en route to New York on May 20.

May 23, USS Little Rock moored at Homeport Pier in Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y., for a six-day port visit to participate in the annual Fleet Week New York City.

May 30, The littoral combat ship moored at Pier 16S on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story for a brief stop; Returned to Mayport on June 1.

June 19, USS Little Rock moved from Wharf D3 to Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport for a brief stop; Underway again on July ?; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 12 on Naval Station Norfolk from July 6-10; Moored at Wharf D3 on July 16; Underway again on July 2?.

July 27, The Little Rock moored at Berth 5, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk for a one-day port call; Moored at deperming crib on Lambert's Point Magnetic Treatment Facility in Norfolk for a brief DEPERM on July 28; Returned home on Aug. ?.

October 4, USS Little Rock moored at Wharf D2 on Naval Station Mayport after underway for Final Contract Trials (FCT).

November 9, The Rotational LCS Crew 115 (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Tyrone Bush, assumed command of the LCS 9 during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

November 30, Cmdr. Lenard C. Mitchell relieved Cmdr. Todd D. Peters as CO of the LCS Crew 109 (Blue) during a change-of-command ceremony at the Mayport Beacon.

December ?, The Little Rock entered the dry-dock at BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair facility on Fanning Island, Fla., for a Post Shakedown Availability (PSA).

February 26, 2019 USS Little Rock undocked and moored pierside on BAE Systems shipyard.

June 7, The Rotational LCS Crew 109 (Blue) assumed command of the Little Rock during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

July 19, USS Little Rock moved "dead-stick" from BAE Systems shipyard to Wharf D3 on Naval Station Mayport; Brief underway for sea trials on Aug. 9.

September 9, Cmdr. Bradley D. Long relieved Cmdr. Tyrone Bush as CO of the LCS 9 (Gold Crew) during a change-of-command ceremony on Naval Station Mayport.

December 6, The Rotational LCS Crew 115 (Gold) assumed command of the Little Rock during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

December 17, USS Little Rock moored at Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport after a one-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Underway again on Dec. 18; Moored at Wharf D3 on Dec. 19.

January 6, 2020 The Little Rock moved from Delta Wharf to Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport; Underway again on Jan. 13; Moored at Wharf D3 on Jan. 15.

January 20, The Little Rock made a brief stop at Wharf C1 before moored at Wharf D3, after a one-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Moved to Wharf C2 for ammo onload on Feb. 5.

February 6, USS Little Rock (Gold), with an embarked Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 Det. 4, departed Mayport for its maiden deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

February 8, The Little Rock transited southbound, approximately 20 n.m. off the coast of Miami, Florida, just after midnight; Transited eastbound, approximately 12 n.m. off the coast of Jardines del Rey, Cuba, just before midnight on Feb. 8; Moored at Bravo Wharf in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay on Feb. 10; Moved to Pier A on Feb. 11; Underway on Feb. 14.

February 21, LCS 9 moored again at Pier A on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a four-week port call to conduct emergent repairs; Transited northbound, off the southeast coast of Florida, on March 22; Moored at Wharf D2 in Naval Station Mayport on March 23.

May 8, Cmdr. Brian R. Crosby relieved Cmdr. Lenard C. Mitchell as CO of the LCS Crew 109 (Blue) during a change-of-command ceremony at Ocean Breeze on Naval Station Mayport.

May 26, The Little Rock moved from Delta Wharf to Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport to offload ammunition; Moved back to Wharf D2 on May 28.

July 31, The Rotational LCS Crew 109 (Blue) assumed command of the Little Rock during a crew exchange ceremony aboard the ship.

August 5, USS Little Rock moved "dead-stick" from Naval Station Mayport to dry-dock on BAE Systems shipyard.

July 22, 2021 USS Little Rock moved "dead-stick" from BAE Systems shipyard to Wharf E3 on Naval Station Mayport.

January 22, 2022 USS Little Rock moored at Wharf E3 after a one-day underway for sea trials, following an 18-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA); Underway again from Feb. 11-12.

May 13, The Little Rock (Gold) moored at Wharf D4 on Naval Station Mayport after a one-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Moved to Wharf C1 on June 3; Underway again on June 15; Moored at Wharf E3 on June 16; Moved to Wharf C2 on July 11; Underway again on July 12.

July 1?, The Little Rock (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Michael R. Chesnut, moored at Wharf D4 on Naval Station Mayport; Moved to Wharf C1 on July 18; Underway again on July 21; Moored at Wharf D1 on July 2?; Underway again from Aug. 31- Sept. ?; Day-long underway on Sept. 13.

September 27, USS Little Rock emergency sortied from Naval Station Mayport due to approaching Hurricane Ian; Moored at Wharf A2 on Oct. 3; Moved to Wharf C1 on Oct. 25; Underway again on Nov. 1.

November 7, The Little Rock moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a six-day port call; Moored at Wharf A2 on Nov. 14; Moved to Wharf C1 on Dec. 9.

February 3, 2023 USS Little Rock moored at Wharf C1 on Naval Station Mayport after a one-day underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Underway again from Feb. 8-12, 14-17, 24-27 and March 1-2; Moved to Wharf D2 on March ?; Moved back to Wharf C1 on March 27; Day-long underway on March 31.

April 1, USS Little Rock (Gold), with an embarked Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Det. 5, departed Mayport for a scheduled deployment in support of counter-illicit trafficking operations.

June 8, The Little Rock moored at Punta Torrecilla Terminal in Port of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for a two-day visit; Moored at Pier C on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for a brief stop to refuel before moored at Pier A on June 17; Moored at Berth 8 in Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from June 25- July 6; Arrived off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, on July 10.

July 11, USS Little Rock moored at Quay 1, Cruise Terminal in Port of Cartagena, Colombia, for the in-port phase of a multinational exercise UNITAS LXIV; Underway for at-sea phase on July 15; Moored at Quay 1, Cruise Terminal again from July 20-25; Moored at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay from July 27-29.

August 11, The Little Rock moored at Berth E, Cruise Terminal in Port of Oranjestad, overseas territory of Netherlands, for a two-day liberty visit to Aruba; Moored at Cruise Terminal in Fort-de-France, Martinique, from Aug. 17-20; Moored at Berth 8 in Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from Aug. 2?-29 and Sept. 3-15; Moored at Bravo Wharf on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay from Sept. 21-23; Transited northbound, off the southeast coast of Florida, on Sept. 26.

September 27, USS Little Rock (Gold) moored at Wharf B3 on Naval Station Mayport following a six-month deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet AoR.

September 29, USS Little Rock was officially decommissioned during a ceremony aboard the ship, after a nearly six years of active service.

October 10, The ex-USS Little Rock moved from Bravo Wharf to Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport; Moved to Wharf E3, outboard the ex-USS Detroit (LCS 7), on Oct. 1?; Moved to Wharf E1 on Jan. 18, 2024; Moved back to Wharf E3, outboard the ex-USS Detroit, on Jan. ?; Moved to Wharf E1, outboard the ex-USS Sioux City (LCS 11), on March 7; Moved to Wharf E2 on March ?; Moored at Wharf E2, outboard the ex-USS Detroit, on April 9.