&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Little_(DD-79),_running_trials_in_icy_waters,_March_4,_1918.jpg) USS Little (DD-79), running trials in icy waters, 4 March 1918.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Little |
| Namesake | George Little |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 18 June 1917 |
| Launched | 11 November 1917 |
| Commissioned | 6 April 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 5 July 1922 |
| Reclassified | Fast transport (APD-4) 2 August 1940 |
| Recommissioned | 4 November 1940 |
| Fate | Sunk 5 September 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,191 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 133 officers and enlisted |
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USS Little (DD-79/APD-4), a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for George Little (1754–1809).
Little was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts, 18 June 1917, launched 11 November 1917, sponsored by Mrs. Samuel W. Wakeman, and commissioned 6 April 1918, Commander Joseph K. Taussig in command.