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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 ...
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.
USS Long Beach: CGN-9 Long Beach: 721 ft 3 in (219.84 m) 15,540 tons 9 September 1961: 1 May 1995: 33 years, 7 months and 23 days USS Bainbridge: CGN-25 Bainbridge: 565 ft 0 in (172.21 m) 9,100 tons 6 October 1962: 13 July 1996: 33 years, 9 months and 7 days USS Truxtun: CGN-35 Truxtun: 564 ft 0 in (171.91 m) 8,659 tons 27 May 1967
The US Navy began a study on scrapping nuclear submarines; two years later shallow land burial of reactor compartments was selected as the most suitable option. In 1990, USS Scamp was the first US nuclear-powered submarine to be scrapped .
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 ...
The Hughes SCANFAR was the first phased array radar system to be deployed by the US Navy, installed on the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65). It consisted of two search radars, the AN/SPS-32 and the AN/SPS-33. In 1982, the system was removed from Long Beach, and was replaced by the AN/SPS-48 during a comprehensive overhaul. [1]
Sold for scrap, 15 July 1980 Springfield [3] CLG-7 Fore River Shipyard: 13 February 1943 9 March 1944 2 July 1960 15 May 1974 Sold for scrap, 1 March 1980 [4] Topeka [5] CLG-8 New York Naval Shipyard: 21 April 1943 19 August 1944 26 March 1960 5 June 1969 Sold for scrap, 20 March 1975
USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) was a nuclear-powered development of the Leahy-class. Originally a guided-missile destroyer leader , the class was re-designated guided-missile cruiser in 1975. As with USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , Bainbridge was the only member of its single-ship class.