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USS Long Beach, and USS Macdonough (far right), under construction at Fore River Shipyard, July 1959. Long Beach was originally ordered as CLGN-160. She was reclassified CGN-160 in early 1957, but was again reclassified as CGN-9 on 1 July 1957. Her keel was laid down on 2 December 1957 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy ...
Ship name (Hull number) Start date Completion date ex-Long Beach: 1 May 2009 [19] Incomplete (note) ex-Bainbridge (CGN/DLGN-25) 1 October 1997 30 October 1999 ex-Truxtun (CGN/DLGN-35) 1 October 1997 28 April 1999 ex-California (CGN/DLGN-36) 1 October 1998 12 May 2000 ex-South Carolina (CGN/DLGN-37) 1 October 2007 [20] 10 May 2010 † ex-Virginia
Long Beach NSY was placed in an inactive status on 1 June 1950. The Korean War began less than one month later, and the shipyard was reactivated on 4 January 1951. [1] [2] Bow of USS Kearsarge (CV-33) at Long Beach Naval Station, 1969. Through the years the shipyard accomplished several special projects in addition to its primary mission.
Mothballed ships in Suisun Bay, California (2010). The battleship USS Iowa at the right-side end of the group has since become a restored museum ship in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The United States Navy maintains a number of its ships as part of a reserve fleet, often called the "Mothball Fleet". While the details of the maintenance activity have ...
The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) is later in getting to Brownsville for recycling than earlier anticipated. Back in late October, Robert Berry, vice president of International Shipbreaking ...
USS Independence (LCS-2) Independence: Littoral Combat Ship: Stricken, final disposition pending. USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) Ticonderoga: Cruiser: Stricken, final disposition pending. USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Long Beach: Cruiser: Stricken, final disposition pending. USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) Ticonderoga: Cruiser: Stricken, final disposition pending.
NAVFAC’s website says at least 40,000 people were stationed at Long Beach from 1965 to 1970 — a peak period of personnel and ship activity during the Vietnam War.
Naval Hospital Long Beach (1941-1950), now VA Long Beach Healthcare System; Naval Dispensaries; Naval Reserve Aviation Base Long Beach, NRAB Long Beach, at Daugherty Field now Long Beach Airport (1928-1947) Naval Disbursing and Transportation Officer, San Pedro; Small Craft Training Center (SCTC) was on Roosevelt Base, but operated independently.