Summary and Key Points: The USS Long Beach (CGN-9) holds the distinction of being the first nuclear-powered surface warship, preceding even the USS Enterprise in that category. Originally intended to.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Long Beach (CGN-9), commissioned in 1961, was the first nuclear-powered surface combatant and the last cruiser built for the US Navy before transitioning to destroyer ...

Key Points - The USS Long Beach (CGN-9), commissioned in 1961, was the US Navy's first nuclear-powered surface warship and the world's first nuclear-powered cruiser. -Its two reactors gave it ...

The 2015 Reunion of the USS Long Beach CGN-9 Association will be Sept. 14-20 at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk, 1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207. For reservations, please call 904-396 ...

Few warships in naval history have signified as dramatic a technological advance as did the USS Long Beach CGN-9 when it became the initial nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser to enter the U.S.

The USS Long Beach CGN-9 Association Inc. will host a 2005 reunion in San Francisco, Sept. 11 to 19 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at the San Francisco Airport, 600 Airport Ave., Burlingame. For ...