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A bow view of the ships composing the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) battle group participating in the multinational Exercise RIMPAC '88. They are, front to back: the frigate USS COOK (FF-1083), the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41), the destroyer USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9).

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USS Long Beach: Two Nuclear Reactors, 80,000 Horsepower, Unlimited Range. The US Navy Does Not Operate a Single Nuclear Cruiser Today.

USS Long Beach commissioned in 1961 as the first nuclear-powered surface warship, and she looked like nothing else afloat — a slab-sided superstructure built...

Harrison KassJuly 31, 2026

The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN-9) underway off Oahu, Hawaii (USA), 9 May 1973. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

USS Long Beach Was The Powerhouse Nuclear Cruiser The U.S. Navy Never Repeated

USS Long Beach entered service as the world’s first nuclear-powered surface warship and sailed around the world without refueling. Decades later, the stripped, defueled...

Harry J. KazianisJune 29, 2026

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USS Long Beach: Two Nuclear Reactors, 80,000 Horsepower, Unlimited Range. The US Navy Does Not Operate a Single Nuclear Cruiser Today.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

USS Long Beach Was The Powerhouse Nuclear Cruiser The U.S. Navy Never Repeated

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