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2. USS Long Beach (CGN-9) - Wikipedia

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   Long Beach. (CGN-9) A 423 ft (129 m) section of the hull (propulsion block) remain at PSNS as of May 2018. 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 ...

3. USS Antietam (CG-54) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Antietam. (CG-54) 2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters. USS Antietam (CG-54) is a Ticonderoga -class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. Antietam was named for the site of the 1862 Battle of Antietam, Maryland, between Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee and Union forces under Major General George McClellan ...

4. List of cruisers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser", either publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 12 Ticonderoga -class cruisers in active service, as of 28 June 2024, with the last tentatively scheduled for decommissioning in 2027. With the cancellation of the CG (X) program in 2010 ...

5. Cruiser bicycle - Wikipedia

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   Schwinn advertisement from 1946. A cruiser bicycle, also known as a beach cruiser or (formerly) motobike, is a bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling. Cruisers are popular among casual bicyclists and vacationers because ...

6. Category:Cruisers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   B. Bainbridge-class cruisers ‎ (2 P) Baltimore-class cruisers ‎ (2 C, 17 P) Belknap-class cruisers ‎ (11 P) Brooklyn-class cruisers ‎ (4 C, 11 P)

7. Cruiser - Wikipedia

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   A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from search-and-destroy to ocean escort to sea denial. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hundred years, has changed its meaning ...

8. USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) - Wikipedia

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   USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) in September 1962. USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25/CGN-25) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy, the only ship of her class. Named in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge, she was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. With her original hull classification symbol of DLGN (nuclear-powered ...

9. Cruise ship - Wikipedia

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   As of November 2022 there were 302 cruise ships operating worldwide, with a combined capacity of 664,602 passengers. Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with an estimated market of $29.4 billion per year, and over 19 million passengers carried worldwide annually as of 2011.