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USS Long Beach (CGN
9) (ex-CGN 160, CLGN 160)
USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was
the first nuclear powered surface warship in the world and the first large
combatant in the US Navy with its main battery consisting of guided missiles.
[Status: Disposed of by
Recycling ]
Class: CGN 9 - Cruiser,
Guided Missile, Nuclear
Builder: BETHLEHEM STL/QUIN
Delivery Date: 09/01/1961
Award Date: 10/15/1956
Age (since delivery): 41.2
years
Keel Date: 12/02/1957
Commission Date: 09/09/1961
Launch Date: 07/14/1959
Decommission Date: 05/01/1995
Age (since launch) 43.3
years Years from Commission to Decommission: 33.6
Stricken Date: 05/01/1995
Propulsion system: 2 - Westinghouse
C1W nuclear reactors, 2 geared turbines
Propellers: two
Length: 721 feet (219.8
meters)
Beam: 73 feet (22.3 meters)
Draft: 30.8 feet (9.4 meters)
Displacement: approx. 17,500
tons
Accommodations: Officers:
55 Enlisted: 770
Armament: two 5-inch/38
caliber Mk 30 guns, two Mk 10 missile launchers Standard missiles (ER),
two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers, one Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher,
Mk 46 torpedoes from two Mk 32 triple mounts, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two
armored box launchers for Tomahawk cruise missiles
USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was
the first nuclear powered surface warship in the world and the 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.
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. On May 1, 1995, LONG BEACH
was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list. LONG BEACH's
hull is currently awaiting final disposal in Bremerton, Washington. |
