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USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. [3] She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Long Beach, California.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Usage on bg.wikipedia.org 14 юли; Уикипедия:Последни попълнения
USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Croiseur; Réacteur C1W; Usage on hr.wikipedia.org USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Usage on id.wikipedia.org Reaktor C1W; Usage on ja.wikipedia.org ロングビーチ (原子力ミサイル巡洋艦) Usage on nl.wikipedia.org USS Long Beach (1961) Usage on pt.wikipedia.org Cruzador; Reator C1W; Usage on ...
Task Force One underway during Operation Sea Orbit in 1964, with USS Bainbridge (top), USS Long Beach (center), USS Enterprise (bottom) In the early 1960s, the United States Navy was the world's first to have nuclear-powered cruisers as part of its fleet. The first such ship was USS Long Beach (CGN-9).
USS Long Beach (AK-9), launched in 1892 as SS Yarrowdale, was a German cargo ship seized in 1917, in use until 1921, and sold the following year. USS Long Beach (PF-34) , launched in 1943, was a Tacoma -class frigate that saw use from 1943 to 1945, before being loaned to the Soviet Navy and then in 1962 to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ...
USS Long Beach (CGN-9) M. USS Mississippi (CGN-40) N. USS Nimitz; R. USS Ronald Reagan; S. USS South Carolina (CGN-37) T. USS Texas (CGN-39) USS Theodore Roosevelt ...
The last ship to be assigned a hull number in the Heavy and Light Cruiser sequence would be the 1950s era nuclear powered Long Beach, though this ship would be assigned another number and designation under the guided missile cruiser hull classification before launch. Long Beach class (CLGN/CGN-160) Long Beach, completed as CGN-9 (1961)
All but one (USS Long Beach (CGN-9)) were converted World War II gun cruisers (CL/CLG or CA/CAG), carrying either Talos or Terrier surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), and in some cases also Tartar missiles. The primary mission of these ships and the guided missile frigates was to intercept Soviet anti-ship cruise missiles. One cruiser was to be ...