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Long Beach is about to receive her bow at Quincy, MA in May
1959.
From the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
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Darryl Baker |
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Attendees at the ship's launching, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard,
Quincy, Massachusetts, 14 July 1959. Those resent are (from left to
right):
Captain Francis A. Burke, Chaplain, First Naval District;
Vice Admiral Wallace M. Beakley, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations;
Captain Fred L. Ruhlman, Commandant, Boston Naval Shipyard;
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover;
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations;
Mrs. Craig Hosmer, ship's Sponsor;
Rear Admiral Ralph K. James, Chief, Bureau of Ships;
Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe, Commandant, First Naval District; and
Captain Edgar H. Batcheller, Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the Quincy
shipyard.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 51358.
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Bill Gonyo |
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Caption:
"(BX7) QUINCY, MASS., July 14---FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED CRUISER---The
first fighting ship of its kind in American naval history--a nuclear
powered, rocket firing, plane and submarine hunting ceuiser--was floated
at high tide after christened the USS Long Beach, here today. Mrs. Craig
Hosmer, wife of U.S. Rep. Hosmer of Long Beach, Calif., shattered the
traditional bottle of champagne on the A-cruiser's bow, as a croud of
some 10,000 persons watched. (AP WIREPHOTO) (wcc31815usn)"
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Tommy Trampp |
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USS Long Beach CGN-9 entering Boston Harbor Early Sept 1961 prior
to Commissioning on Sept 9, 1961. Picture taken from USS
Boston CAG-1 tie up at South Boston Annex Jetty. |
Roy Williams |
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USS Long Beach CGN-9 entering Boston Harbor Early Sept 1961 prior
to Commissioning on Sept 9, 1961. Picture taken from USS
Boston CAG-1 tie up at South Boston Annex Jetty. |
Roy Williams |
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USS Long Beach CGN-9 entering Boston Harbor Early
Sept 1961 prior to Commissioning on Sept 9, 1961. Picture taken from USS
Boston CAG-1 tie up at South Boston Annex Jetty. |
Roy Williams |
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USS Long Beach CGN-9 approaching pier at South Boston
annex Early Sept 1961 prior to Commissioning on Sept 9, 1961. Picture
taken from USS
Boston CAG-1 tie up at South Boston Annex Jetty. |
Roy Williams |
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Commissioning Invitation. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Commissioning Booklet, 09 SEPT 1961 |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Commissioning Postal Cover for the cruiser USS Long Beach
(CGN 9), postmarked aboard ship on 9 Sept 1961 at Bethlehem Steel
Company in Quincy, MA.
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Seen here in a high speed turn. |
USN |
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Port side view. |
USN |
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3 generations of USN cruisers, Long Beach moored
outboard, A Cleveland Class Gun cruiser in the middle and a Balitmore
class missile conversion moored inside. |
USN |
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Underway, Port bow. |
USN |
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Overhead, showing details. |
USN |
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Undated port bow view. |
USN |
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Good view of missile system. |
USN |
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Excellent overhead image. |
USN |
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Undated stern view. |
USN |
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Undated port bow view. |
Allen Kirkpatrick
OSC USN-RET |
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Starboard side view at anchor in the Med. Date unknown. |
Manolo Budiño |
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Undated port bow view. |
Robert Hirsh |
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Undated starboard bow view. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Undated port bow view. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Starboard bow view while underway. Not the AN/SPS-49 radar
antenna on the platform mast aft. This was most likely added during her
Mid-Life Conversion Phase II which was performed from 6 OCT 1980 to 26
MAR 1983. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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The two 5-Inch/38 gun mounts which were installed midships
as directed my President Kennedy. |
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South Boston, November 1960. |
Richard Leonhardt |
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USS Long Beach (CGN 9) underway in Boston Harbor in the summer
of 1961.
U.S. Navy photo, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat.
No. BOSTS-11827
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Stephen P. Carlson |
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Assisted by the tug Coatopa (YTB-382), USS Long Beach (CGN 9)
is maneuvered in Dry Dock 3 at the South Boston Annex of Boston Naval
Shipyard on 7 July 1961.
U.S. Navy photo, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat.
No. BOSTS-11830
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Stephen P. Carlson |
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Assisted by the tug Coatopa (YTB-382), USS Long Beach (CGN 9)
is maneuvered in Dry Dock 3 at the South Boston Annex of Boston Naval
Shipyard on 7 July 1961.
U.S. Navy photo, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat.
No. BOSTS-11830
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Stephen P. Carlson |
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Port bow Aerial view while underway in Massachusetts Bay on her first
Builder's Sea Trials from Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipyard at Quincy,
7 July 1961. Note that the AN/SPS-33 antennas have not yet been installed
on the superstructure, the ASROC launcher has not yet been placed midships.
U.S. Navy photo #USN-1056851
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Robert M. Cieri |
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The Talos missile launcher, 18 JUL 1961. |
USN |
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View of the 9 September 1961 commissioning ceremony for USS Long
Beach (CGN 9) at the West Jetty of the South Boston Annex of Boston
Naval Shipyard.
U.S. Navy photo, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat.
No. BOSTS-11838
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Stephen P. Carlson |
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View of the commissioning ceremonies of USS Long Beach (CGN 9) at
Quincy, Mass on 9 September 1961.
From the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.
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Darryl Baker |
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USS Long Beach firing a Terrier missile, OCT 1961.
National Archives photo- KN 6935.
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National Archives |
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South Boston Naval Annex, November 1961. |
Richard Leonhardt |
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USS Enterprise
(CVAN 65) underway in formation with USS Long Beach (CGN
9), center, and USS Bainbridge (DLGN
25), at top, probably in the Mediterranean Sea in June-July
1964. Members of Enterprise's crew are in a flight deck formation spelling
out Albert Einstein's equation for nuclear energy. Planes on her flight
deck include 9 A-5, 22 A-4; 10 F-4; 14 F-8 and 2 E-1 types. Those aft
are parked in an arrowhead arrangement. The photograph was released
for publication on 30 July 1964, upon the commencement of Operation
"Sea Orbit", the circumnavigation of the World by Task Force
One, made up of the Navy's first three nuclear-powered surface ships.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH98108.
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USNHC |
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Operation "Sea Orbit" — On July 31, 1964, USS
Enterprise (CVAN 65) (bottom), USS Long Beach (CGN 9) (center)
and USS Bainbridge (DLGN 25) (top)
formed "Task Force One", the first nuclear-powered Task Force, and were
sent on a 30,565-mile, 65-day voyage around the world, reminiscent of
that of the 16 battleships of the "Great White Fleet" in 1907-09. Accomplished
without a single refueling or replenishment, Operation "Sea Orbit" demonstrated
the capability of nuclear-powered surface ships to operate in remote areas
at high speeds without logistic support. (Several people have contributed
this info. Thanks to Dave Dandrea; LCDR Tom Davis, USN (Ret) ; David Powell;
and Chas Folcik). |
USN Photo |
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Task Group of Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships operating in formation
in the Mediterranean Sea, 18 June 1964. The ships are the aircraft carrier
USS Enterprise
(CVAN 65), at left; the guided-missile cruiser USS Long Beach
(CGN 9), in center; and the guided-missile frigate USS
Bainbridge (DLGN 25), at right. Enterprise crewmembers are spelling
out Albert Einstein's equation for nuclear energy on the flight deck.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph (# KN-9027).
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Scott Dyben |
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United States Ships Enterprise,
Long Beach, Bainbridge.
Commander Carrier Division Two. Nuclear Task Force One. Around the World
Cruise, 1964.
Operation Sea Orbit.
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Richard Allen, crew member May 1963 to October 1967 |
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Port side view while at anchor in Subic Bay in 1966. |
Lee Noland STGC(SW)
USN (Ret.) |
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¾ overhead view of the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) just before
entering Pearl Harbor Channel, Oahu, Hawaii, 17 June 1966. Photographer:
PH1/AC – W.P. Lyons. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS
Essex CV 9).
U.S. Navy #1117428
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Chris Stanley |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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Highlining between USS Long Beach and USS
Allen M. Sumner (DD 692) while on PIRAZ (Positive Identification
Radar Advisory Zone) station off Viet Nam between 24 March and 5 April
1967. |
Kelly Brown |
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The USS Long Beach (CG-9) and the USS
Intrepid (CVS 11) at Subic Bay in June 1967. Photo taken from
USS Evans
(DE 1023). |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Long Beach (CGN 9) following an underway replenishment
with the USS
Niagara Falls (AFS 3) off the coast of Vietnam in 1969. Taken
from the Niagara Falls by William P. Jones, M.D. former Medical Officer
USS Niagara Falls. |
William P. Jones, M.D. |
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USS Long beach (CGN 9) is about to enter Mare Island Channel
on 11 March 1970. She was at the shipyard for a refueling overhaul.
Note the Volkswagon and other vehicle on the 01 deck midships.
From the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
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Darryl Baker |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1973. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1974. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Port bow view while underway off Catalina Island, CA, 27
JUN 1976 |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1979. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1980. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Starboard quarter view while underway, January 1980, location
unknown. Note that the Talos launcher has been replaced by Harpoon launchers.
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Robert Hurst |
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USS Nautilus
(SSN 571), and USS Long Beach (CGN 9) at Mare Island
Naval Shipyard on 31 Jan 1980. Nautilus was at the shipyard for inactivation.
US Navy photo #MSA 163841-1-80.
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Darryl Baker |
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Starboard side view while at anchor in Singapore, 11 February
1980. From the collection of Chris Howell, Southland Ship Stores, Ltd.
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Chris Howell |
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A painting of USS Long Beach by T. Jones. Note that
the Talos launchers have been removed. |
Darryl Baker |
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San Diego, CA, 9 April 1983 - Aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered
guided-missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN 9) moored to a pier
at Naval Air Station North Island, with the guided-missile destroyer
USS Chandler
(DDG 996) nested outboard.
U.S. Navy photo #DN-ST-86-01900 by: PHC L. Foster.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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The USS Long Beach (CGN 9) as seen through the periscope
of the USS
Plunger (SSN 595). Photo taken during Plunger's 1986 WESTPAC
cruise. |
Darryl Baker |
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Heading out for local ops in Southern California. Shot taken
in Feb of 1987 from the USS
Coronado (AGF 11) while pierside at North Island. |
Lacy Lee, RM1 Ret. |
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Docked at Hobart, Australia during Christmas 1987. Viewed
looking from the bow to aft with two twin Mk-10 Terrier SAM launchers
and two SPG-55 missile fire control radars. Long Beach is the only
nuclear powered vessel ever allowed to dock at the Hobart wharves. All
others have anchored mid-river. |
Nick Jansen |
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Mk-10 Terrier missile launcher and two SPG-55 fire control
radars. Docked at Hobart, Australia during Christmas 1987. |
Nick Jansen |
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Starboard view, looking forward at the after end of the
forward superstructure while docked at Hobart, Australia during Christmas
1987. |
Nick Jansen |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1988. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS
Missouri (BB 63) in company with the USS Long Beach and
others just prior to RIMPAC 88. |
Larry Lee |
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Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1991. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Port bow view while moored in Subic Bay, Philippines in
October 1991. |
Rick Rowan |
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Port quarter view while moored in Subic Bay, Philippines
in October 1991. Note the Armored Box Launchers on the fantail. |
Rick Rowan |
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Starboard bow view, underway, date unknown. |
Erich Utecht |
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The USS Long Beach (CGN 9) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
date unknown. |
Darryl Baker |
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Port side view while underway in San Diego Harbor, 1992. |
David Buell |
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Deactivation Booklet, 03 JUL 1994. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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The ex USS Long Beach and some friends - namely the
ex-USS Narwhal
(SSN 671), ex-USS
Drum (SSN 677) and beyond ex-USS
Midway (CV 41) - Shot taken January of 2003 at the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard just a few months prior to the move of the Midway
to San Diego. Also in the mix are some Spruance Class destroyers and the
ex-USS Ranger
(CV 61) on the far side but out of sight here. |
Larry Lee |
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Ex- Long Beach (CGN 9), pretty much gutted and now
just a hulk with a number. Note the decommissioned SSN and SSBN hulls
alongside to port. March 2008. |
CDR Pete Leenhouts, USN (Ret.) |
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Ex- Long Beach (CGN 9), still moored at the Puget
Sount Naval Shipyard in early 2009. |
Scott Roche |
(Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri, Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos
courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
