USS Long Beach (CGN-9)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_New_Orleans_(CA-32)
gptkb:AN/_SQS-23
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Tomahawk_missiles
gptkb:Specification
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkbp:class gptkb:Long_Beach-class_cruiser
gptkbp:commanded to be powered by a nuclear reactor in its class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1961
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:crew approximately 500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1994
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Western Pacific
gptkbp:displacement 9,600 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Diego,_California
to Norfolk, Virginia in 1979
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Long Beach (CGN-9)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1960
gptkbp:length 965 feet
gptkbp:nickname The Long Beach
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in NATO exercises
Conducted anti-submarine warfare training
Conducted naval exercises with allied forces
Conducted numerous humanitarian missions
First nuclear cruiser to be decommissioned
Participated in the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations
Served as flagship for various naval operations
Supported U. S. Navy's presence in the Pacific
Visited over 30 countries during its service
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Shield
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear reactor
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Bainbridge_(CGN-25)
gptkb:USS_Truxtun_(CGN-35)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped