One advance was USS Long Beach (CGN-9). One of the main things Long Beach did was establish the efficacy of nuclear-powered surface warships. In effect, the Cold War was not just a race between ...

The third Navy vessel named to honor the city of Long Beach, California, the USS Long Beach would also ... flagship facilities in addition to modern radars like the AN/SPS-48.

The USS Long Beach, the first nuclear-powered surface ... was one of the last warships to be fitted with teak decks and was the first American cruiser to be constructed entirely new after World ...

Summary and Key Points: USS Long Beach (CGN-9) holds a unique place in naval history as the first nuclear-powered surface warship and the first cruiser built from the keel up since WWII.

A new video from the USS New Jersey Museum takes a look at what it would take to return the battleship to service ... Images USS Missouri as it departs Long Beach, California, November 1990.