USS Little (DD-803)

History
United States
Name	Little
Namesake	George Little
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle
Laid down	13 September 1943
Launched	22 May 1944
Commissioned	19 August 1944
Fate	Sunk by Kamikaze,[1] 3 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft in (12.1 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km)   @ 15 kt
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm), 10 × 40 mm AA guns, 7 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Little (DD-803), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain George Little (1754–1809).

Little was laid down by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash., 13 September 1943; launched 22 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Russell F. O'Hara; and commissioned 19 August 1944.