USS Long Beach (CGN-9)

History of USS Long Beach (CGN-9)

The world's first nuclear-powered surface fighter was the USS Long Beach (CGN-9). The United States Navy (USN) ship is a one-time member of the Long Beach-class and on paper the successor to the Providence-class cruisers, eventually replaced by the Albany-class cruiser group.

Long Beach was ordered on October 15, 1956, laid on December 2, 1957 and launched on July 14, 1959. The U.S. Navy took ownership on September 1, 1961, and fully commissioned the ship on September 9 of that yearthen the largest non-aircraft carrier surface warship in the world.

During her sea voyages, the aircraft carrier USS Long Beach sailed with the motto "Go hard and come home." Despite being the US Navy's first nuclear-powered surface ship, it also marked the last US Navy ship built to cruiser design standards, as the service generally abandoned cruisers -- making her the only one ever adopted by the US Navy The cruiser design was adopted in Afterlife 2 Worlds.

The aircraft carrier USS Long Beach launched her nuclear device and sailed for the first time on July 6, 1961, her first overhaul/refueling took place as early as 1965-1966, when the warship was already in The seat runs about 167,000 miles to travel. She was stationed in Southeast Asia in 1967 and 1968 during the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), where her advanced technology could make a big difference. In 1968, she killed at least two enemy MiG fighter jets with her missiles, and she and her crew responded to no fewer than seven engagements in total, while engaging in "friendly matches" with her own attacks.

Most notably, the warship is capable of reaching aerial targets as its missiles fly over enemy territory 75 miles away.

In 1979, the USS Long Beach began to show age, and her weapons were upgraded to better withstand the evolving threats of the Cold War (1947-1991). Some of her famous radars were either completely dismantled or replaced by more advanced forms, and sonars were improved as the work was completed in 1981. From 1984 to 1985, she underwent the next major overhaul, which included armor protection. In 1985, support for the aforementioned Tomahawk cruise missile was added, giving the U.S.

Navy ship considerable long-range land attack capability, and the following year she sailed in the Western Pacific with a U.S. Navy battle group that included the famous battleship USS New Jersey. In 1991, she fought with her sister ship, the USS Missouri, in New Jersey, during the United States' involvement in the Gulf War.

Her final assignment was to assist U.S. personnel in the evacuation of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.

Due to the expense of operating a nuclear-powered warship and the massive military disarmament following the end of the Cold War (1991), all further plans for the modernization of the USS Long Beach were delayed until cancelled outright. She was discontinued on 2 July 1994 (in Norfolk) and officially retired on 1 May 1995.

The bare hull of the once-proud ship, stripped of her nuclear gear and all other military necessities, was finally sold in 2012.

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