Laid down asCG (N) 9, 2 December 1957 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass. 7 January 1980 Ninth West Pacific deployment. My friend knew a periscope when he saw one because he'd been on the USS Seadragon previously but was transferred off because of kidney stones which disqualified him from further sub duty. He stated "Newport News Shipbuilding used to have 'commitment to quality' on a rock at the entrance to the shipyard but now that rock is in a museum.. Fortunately, he was over-ruled and we were allowed to leave the operation area after over 100 days continuously at sea. At the end of Class A school, I was advanced to EM3 (E4). The modern surface combatants like the Aegis cruisers and the Arleigh Burke class destroyers are gas turbine powered and require fewer crew members to operate. If I correctly remember, I was number two or three. A fire was started in the dump area. In 1968, the ship was redeployed to the Gulf of Tonkin, shooting down a MiG 21 jet fighter near Vinh, with a RIM-8 Talos missile on 23 May 1968,[13][14] at a range of 65 miles (105km). He got out of the Navy but stayed a drilling reservist. When this was done at dinner time we'd call it 'having dinner rolls.'. She was the U.S. Navy's first nuclear-powered surface combatant and was absolutely packed with. Long Beach at her commissioning on September 9th, 1961. USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. I was one of the first Electrician's Mates to qualify at S5G. All Rights Reserved. Fortunately for me, my wife had a sister who lived near the base and was able to pick me up. When the lighting shop needed a leading Petty Officer, the E Division Leading Petty Officer looked to the senior Second Class Petty Officers, but none wanted the position. Otherwise, the remainder of the weapon systems were unchanged outwardly. It has . I arranged with Long Beach's Engineering Officer to report directly toLong Beach and then start my transfer leave in order to start my sea duty counter 30 days earlier. On 10 April, she joined Atlantic Fleet as flagship for Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, for exercises off the coasts of U.S. states North Carolina and Virginia. March 1970 Overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. In the late 1970s, DARPA proposed to the USN a new warship concept called the "Strike Cruiser" provisionally designated CSGN. Afterward, we had a 'steel beach' cookout with burgers, hot dogs, and other cookout fare, but no alcohol. Recreational drug usage was high (no pun intended) among the target group for military enlistment, 17-25 year-old males. I even got to see Admiral Rickover! After Vietnam, Long Beach performed routine duties in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, performing escort duties for USS Enterprise in 1975, and participated in multi-national naval exercises while deployed in 1976-77. The result was that LST's were unable to beach at this point due . For a nuclear-powered warship based in San Diego, this usually meant a trip to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. I'd had three years of Junior ROTC in high school so after about a week or so I was instructing my company in the manual of arms when I was abruptly ordered to report to the battalion commander's office. The world's first nuclear-powered surface fighter was the USS Long Beach (CGN-9). The 400 Hz motor-generators were used to provide starting power for helos and power for radars. I asked what billets were available and was told they were on California, Texas, Arkansas and Long Beach. Long Beach had several very complex systems. The Aussies still had their carrier, HMAS Melbourne, but even during the photo op, she wasn't allowed too close to either the Enterprise or us because of her collision with the USS Frank E. Evans during the Vietnam War. 1982. We headed down towards New Zealand. A quick example was the Command Master Chief when I reported back to Long Beach was a nuclear-trained Machinist Mate. 4 April 1978 Eighth West Pacific deployment. This is the first in our series about all things Nuclear. Those of us who had been on Long Beach called Arkansas a 'cruiser with a forged birth certificate' since most of the official plans and manuals referred to the ship as a DLGN (nuclear powered guided missile destroyer), not a CGN (nuclear powered guided missile cruiser). USS Long Beach CGN-9 PATCH US NAVY VET STATION CA PIN UP THE ONLY REAL CRUISER. This, I believe was caused at least in part by a shortage of Machinist Mates who would have normally been responsible for keeping track of the shaft bearings. Long Beach was laid down 2 December 1957, launched 14 July 1959 and commissioned 9 September 1961 under the command of then-Captain Eugene Parks Wilkinson, who previously served as the first commanding officer of the world's first nuclear-powered vessel, the submarine USSNautilus(SSN-571). Task Force 1 left Gibraltar on July 31, sailed down the Atlantic Ocean and then around Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and then to the Pacific Ocean before rounding Cape Horn. Soon after we noticed the Victor III on the surface, dead in the water. The billboard arrays, and the big superstructure they were mounted on, made the ship a bit top heavy as well. While there, we noticed the Navy Exchange had t-shirts for sale calling USS Reeves (CG-24) 'the only real cruiser in town.' The second USS Long Beach (PF-34) was a Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1943 to 1945. So this is the story of a ship, but also of the journey of a man that built his reputation largely on the deck plates of that vessel during one of the most interesting times in the U.S. Navy's history. We, Long Beach, offered assistance but were refused. Following Vietnam, he was on the pre-commissioning crew of USS Gray (DE-1054), then director of Storekeeper Class C School at Naval Training Center (NTC) San Diego. 1964. American ships were still dry. A. USS Long Beach (CGN 9) (ex-CGN 160, CLGN 160) USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was the first nuclear powered surface warship in the world and the first large combatant in the US Navy with its main battery consisting of guided missiles. When I arrived, I requested permission to enter and when I entered, my father was sitting there drinking coffee with the battalion commander. Long Beach was originally designed without any guns and rumor has it that during sea trials someone asked one of the NAVSEA representatives what the ship would do if a patrol boat came up and shot at them and it was decided to install the five-inch guns. The Standard SM-2ER missiles and the associated modern electronics replaced the obsolete Terrier system. 197x. As a side note, the drinking age was 18 at that time. worlds first operational nuclear-powered submarine, Video: Ukraine Is Blowing Up Russian Tanks and Posting it on Twitter, America Needs to Support Ukraine to Stop World War III, Ron DeSantis Is Finally Striking Back Against Donald Trump, Lauren Boebert Just Declared War on Pete Buttigieg. E. P. Wilkinson in command. Unfortunately, when I reached the one year of sea duty point, the program requirements had changed and a full sea tour was required (four years in my case). The crew berthing areas did not have any passageways through them and each one had fewer bunks in it than on Long Beach. I explained I wanted to try Aussie cuisine and then they took me to an out of the way diner and the food was great but not much different from home. She was launched 14 July 1959, sponsored by Mrs. Marian Swanson-Hosmer, the wife of Rear Admiral Craig Hosmer (USNR, Ret. It was an interesting time as we did a lot of system testing that is only performed during the acceptance of the ship by the Navy. The task force completed the 30,216 nautical mile voyage in 65 days. We pointed out to the Cheng that having an 'Atomic Weapons Officer' seemed counter that message. Since there were more in the mess, I felt I had a greater likelihood of finding good and less good examples to model from. During her second deployment to the Gulf of Tonkin, Talos missiles fired from the cruiser destroyed two Vietnamese MiG-17s at a range of 70 miles. I remember during that same trip home we were in swells with water breaking over the 01 level forward! The guided missile frigate USS McClusky was commissioned in 1982 . It has changed quite a bit over the years. Vietnam War: View of USS New Jersey Iowa-class battleship during Family Day at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. [citation needed], Long Beach was originally ordered as CLGN-160. This meant I wore the Chief's uniform for eleven months before getting the pay of a Chief. There were also two forward launchers for the Terrier and Talos surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), and those were also later replaced by the longer-range Standard missile. A single ship class, Long Beach was the first nuclear-powered surface warship and the last of US Navy traditional cruiser hulls (all subsequent cruisers were mostly scaled-up destroyer hulls). When we arrived in Subic Bay a few days later, they already had t-shirts proclaiming Kitty Hawk 'the best ASW (antisubmarine warfare) platform in the Navy' and others stating 'Kitty Hawk - 1, Victor III 0!'. 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We later rejoined the Kitty Hawk and made a port visit in Yokosuka, Japan. The Enterprise continued in service to the end of 2012, even serving in the most recent Iraq War, a. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Ford. 25 July 1987 12th West Pacific deployment. TheLong Beachwas powered bytwo C1W nuclear reactors, with two General Electric steam turbines, which provided 59.68 MW (80,000 shp). Technology. It takes almost two years of training before a nuclear-trained crew member reports to their first ship. [14], Long Beach received a Combat Action Ribbon for action on 26 April 1972,[16] a few days after the Battle of ng Hi. The first nuclearpower surface warship in history,USSLong Beach(CGN9)was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and home ported at Norfolk, Va. USS LONG BEACH was the first nuclear powered guided missile cruiser. The guidedmissile cruiser conducted extensive shakedown testing of her complex weapons and propulsion systems from 2 October to 16 December 1961; her performance proved the nuclear cruiser a capable warship. I was told the base would provide my travel pay. [8], Long Beach returned to Norfolk from this cruise 3 October 1964 to join in exercises off the east coast and in the Caribbean. My partner at the recruiting station was an Engineman First Class originally from the Philippines. Long Beach was first laid out to be a smaller frigate, but then she was slated for the mounting of a Regulus nuclear cruise missile or later, four launch tubes for the Polaris missile which would occupy the space taken up by the 5"/38 caliber gun mounts and the ASROC system. This was long before the internet and email. With a length of 721 feet (219 metres) and a displacement of 14,000 tons, the Long Beach was the first large surface warship to be built with a main armament consisting of guided missiles. One of the swells hit the ship just right and it heeled over to starboard for what seemed like a long time. CREATIVE. 7 November 1966 First West Pacific deployment. In the pub, we met some of the locals, including some of the protesters. They both can accomplish the same tasks without a huge difference in performance. [citation needed], A deactivation ceremony occurred on 2 July 1994 at Norfolk Naval Station, and the ship was then towed over to Newport News Shipbuilding where her entire superstructure was removed and her reactors were defueled. Darryl Baker: 04010957: 272k: USS Long Beach (CGN 9) following an underway replenishment with the USS Niagara Falls (AFS 3) off the coast of Vietnam in 1969. I was selected for advancement to Chief Petty Officer (E7) during this tour. While they refueled, Truxtun would take up the safety position returning the favor they had provided during Enterprise's flight ops. When she concluded she was scheduled to modify her acoustic signature and move away and Long Beach would modify her sound signature and lighting to try to sound and look like a carrier and move into place alongside Wabash. She was reclassified CGN-160 in early 1957, but was again reclassified as CGN-9 on 1 July 1957. It spectacularly self-destructed as ordered from the launch console in Combat Information Center. Some of the protesters told me it wasn't anything against us, our ship or America, they were getting well paid to protest and they'd protest their own mom for the right amount. After we launched the missile, a fin fell off and the missile pulled a three-G turn and came back at the ship! This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Box contents. The 'billboard' arrays of the AN/SPS-32/33 SCANFAR radar were gone and a new structure was erected over the aft superstructure to support the new AN/SPS-49 radar. [Status: Disposed of by Recycling ] Class: CGN 9 - Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear. We made a brief port call at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with a salute to the USS Arizona Memorial. Long Beach deployed throughout the 1980s, conducting Tomahawk cruise missile test launches and exercises. The USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was a ship of firsts and lasts for the US Navy. There were two other prototypes at the site, an A1W (the USS Enterprise prototype) and an S1W (the USS Nautilus prototype). Between 28 December and 6 January 1962 she conducted operational tests of her missiles off Puerto Rico, then sailed for Bremerhaven, Germany, arriving 15 January for courtesy calls in north European ports. For example, USS Arkansas (CGN 41) had a crew of about 450 (comparable to a Belknap class cruiser) but the Ticonderoga class cruisers have a crew of only about 370. ; launched 14 July 1959; sponsored by Mrs. Craig Hosmer, wife of Congressmen Hosmer of California; and commissioned 9 September 1961, Capt. There's also the dealing with the nuclear material generated. My first job on Long Beach was to qualify on the reactor plant. Instead of receiving a third nuclear refueling and proposed upgrade, USSLong Beach was deactivated on May 1, 1995, after more than 33 years of operational service. [7] Because of this unusually high quantity of aluminum, she was assigned the voice radio call sign "Alcoa". In July of 2012, the hull of the Long Beach was sold for recycling as prescribed for nuclear-powered vessels by Code 350 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. I hit my head while working under the conference table, swore and wondered what kind of idiot wanted so many outlets under the table. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Delano). 6 August 1963 First deployment to the Mediterranean. The ship received multiple reffits including the replacement of the 5in guns per Tomahawks and Harpoon launchers. You could hear stuff crashing in the galley and out on the mess decks. Find Long Beach Naval Station stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. One quick story was when the ship was in a port for a visit, he had a group of the chiefs go out with him to check out the area. On March 20, 1922 the former USS Jupiter (Collier #3) recommissioned as the USS Langley (CV 1), the U. S. Navys first aircraft carrier. In 1987, we were deployed to the Arabian Gulf area during the Iraq-Iran War. 15 September 1976 Seventh West Pacific deployment. I was correct in that there were more good examples to learn from on the Long Beach. 2 Armored Box Launchers for a total of eight, Two triple 12.75inch torpedo launchers that could fire the, The rear launcher for the Talos was removed and initially replaced with two quadruple mounts for the, Two quadruple armored box launchers were added for the. 28 May 1991 14th West Pacific deployment in support of Operation Provide Comfort. After a few days in port, we returned to sea with the entireKitty Hawk Battlegroup. It could stop on the 02 level (flag spaces), 03 level (CO's in-port cabin) and the 04 level as well (flag bridge & flag plot, a mini CIC). She deployed to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, then circumnavigating the world with the nuclear powered USS ENTERPRISE and USS BAINBRIDGE in Operation Sea Orbit. 1988. I was able to share a cup of coffee with them and remember thinking "this isn't going to be too tough.". Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Long Beach's deployment as the flagship of the Surface Action Group (SAG) alongside the Iowa class battleship USS New Jersey was a very interesting deployment. After that experience, I was very reluctant to send a female applicant for processing until I was working a booth at the Long Beach Grand Prix and met a Reserve Second Class who was a female and she relayed to me that her recruiter had been the guy who was the Chief Recruiter! USSLong Beach(CGN9) was originally ordered as CLG (N)160. Now, the Navy is sending the ship off for scrap. 2 July 1994 Deactivation ceremony, Norfolk Naval Station. The ship was an absolute modern marvel of her time. There were a few reasons for this such as the 'traditional' jobs a lot of females wanted were overfilled with females (administrative and medical positions mainly) and at the time the sea duty slots for females were few and far between. Long Beach was ordered on October 15, 1956, laid on December 2, 1957 . My first impression as a crew member was of responsibilities of leadership. Check out these sailors from one such ceremony back in 1953.. HMAS Melbourne is absolutely dwarfed by the Big E., View douglas healey and tyler rogoway's Articles. This open space was first planned to accommodate the mounting of a Regulus nuclear-armed cruise missile, but was then changed to four launch tubes for the Polaris missile. The travel office at Subic had a flight booked for me out of Clark Air Base and transportation to the air base. Due to cuts in the defense budget after the 1991 Gulf War, as well as the higher operating costs and number of crew required compared to conventionally powered ships, the decision was made to decommission all nuclear cruisers from the Navy as their reactor cores ran down. I was told that one time they powered it up in port and garage doors were opening and closing throughout the greater San Diego area and that it interfered with air traffic control radar at the San Diego airport. [citation needed], The high box-like superstructure contained the SCANFAR system, consisting of the AN/SPS-32 and AN/SPS-33 phased array radars. That man is Douglas Healey. This would have got me in hot water with the Chief Recruiter and the Enlisted Programs Officer at the district headquarters. A classmate received orders toUSS Long Beach and wanted to go to New England so we asked our advisers to see if we could swap our orders. As I mentioned earlier, my dad was on active duty as a Master Chief Storekeeper (supply & logistics) on shore duty in San Diego at the time of his death. This caused a small problem for one female I had sent for processing. Returning to Norfolk 7 February,USSLong Beach(CGN9) trained off the east coast and in the Caribbean, on 10 April joining in Atlantic Fleet exercises off North Carolina and Virginia as flagship for Adm. Robert H. Dennison, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. We were to launch one for some other ships to shoot at but the missiles were quite old at that point. I wanted to apply for the Navy's Enlisted Science Education Program (NESEP) which required a minimum of one year's sea duty in order to be eligible. We were told by some of the repair personnel in Subic that a part of a blade from the sub's screw was found embedded in the Kitty Hawk's bottom. [ 2] Ele ficou em servio por quarenta anos, sendo desativado em . He died while on active duty during this tour. We each had to put the aforementioned four people (mainly men) in the Navy each month. This also allowed me to make a quick phone call to my wife to let my family know we had arrived safely. Arkansas' missile launcher and gun mount positions seemed poorly thought out to me. The unions shut down the town for a protest because of our arrival. We didn't go to New Zealand and our port visit in Australia was the city of Perth in the western part of the country. Considering Arkansas and Long Beach each had essentially the same role in a battle group, I've always felt Long Beach was more capable. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. Long Beach was also planned to have the Regulus cruise missile but that program was dropped also. One man, in particular, served numerous tours aboardLong Beach throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with the ship acting as a 721 foot-long steel springboard that catapulted him through the ranks and eventually to the position of Force Master Chief for the Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. After completing basic engineering qualifications, I was assigned to the electrical safety shop, ensuring the portable electrical tools were checked for safety prior to issuance. NavalShips: USS Long Beach CGN-9Episode 2 of NavalShips(VERSION2)USS Long Beach (CGN-9), the Nuclear Cruiser. The summer of 1966 was spent in training and orienting midshipment in the tactics and operations involved in the modern nuclear Navy. Long Beach was decommissioned on 1 May 1995 instead of receiving her third nuclear refueling and proposed upgrade. Later in my career, when I was a senior chief (E8) on the COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVAIRPAC Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team, I was instrumental in getting funds put into yard maintenance to move the crew ashore out of the industrial area. Almost everyone was very friendly. As of May 2018, a 423 foot section of the propulsion block remains at PSNS. This was an evolution of the California and Virginia class, most importantly . 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