CGN 9 LONG BEACH
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USS LONG BEACH was the first nuclear powered cruiser and first large combatant in the US Navy with its main battery consisting of guided missiles. She was also the first American cruiser since the end of World War II to built entirely new from the keel, up, and, when completed, boasted the highest bridge in the world. She was also the last warship to be fitted with teakwood decks. Built in Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, the ship's keel was laid on December 2, 1957. The ship was later launched on July 14, 1959. USS LONG BEACH got underway on nuclear power for the first time on the morning of July 5, 1961. On September 9, 1961, the ship was commissioned at the Boston Navy Shipyard, From January to October 1985, the TOMAHAWK cruise missile system was installed onboard at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, replacing the previously removed TALOS system.
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| Displacement | 17,525 tons (full load) |
| Length | 721 feet |
| Beam | 73 feet |
| Max Speed | 30-plus knots |
| Power Plant | 2 - Westinghouse C1W nuclear reactors 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts |
| Aircraft | None - helo landing area only |
| Armament | Standard Missiles (ER) ASROC (from MK 16 box launcher) 8 - Harpoon (from two quad launchers) 8 - Tomahawk ASM/LAM (from 2 armored box launchers 6 - MK 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts) 2 - 5-inch/38 caliber guns 2 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS |
| Combat Systems | SPS-48 Air Search Radar SPS-49 Air Search Radar SPS-67 Surface Search Radar SQQ-23 Sonar [keel-mounted] 1 Mk14 Weapon Direction System 2 Mk56 Gun Fire Control System 4 Mk76 Missile Fire Control System 1 Mk111 ASW Fire Control System 4 SPG-55 Radars 2 SPW-2 Radars SLQ-32 EW system Mk 6 FANFARE |
| Complement | 825 (55 officer, 770 enlisted); Marines: 45 (1 officer, 44 enlisted) |
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| Name | Number | Builder | Homeport | Ordered | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
| Long Beach | CGN 9 | Quincy | San Diego | 15 Oct 1956 | 09 Sep 1961 | 01 May 1995 |
Sources and Resources Return to Top
- CGN-9 Long Beach Reunion Association
- USS Long Beach CGN-9
- USS Long Beach CG-9 - Navysite.de webpage
- LONG BEACH (CGN 9) - Naval Vessel Register
