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 ...

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. -Commissioned ...

Summary and Key Points: Commissioned in 1961, the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was the world’s first nuclear-powered surface combatant, symbolizing a significant technological advancement during the Cold ...

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.