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. Required fields are marked *. The reactor plants were similar between Enterprise and 'The Beach' but there were enough differences that they were considered separate designs. When I reported aboardLong Beach at NAS Coronado, I looked up at the ship in awe. Original Reporting. That man is Douglas Healey. Regardless, the damage requiredLong Beach to stay in Pearl Harbor longer than planned and also necessitated going into drydock to replace the starboard shaft. A quick example was the Command Master Chief when I reported back to Long Beach was a nuclear-trained Machinist Mate. We actually had to get permission to send a female applicant to the processing station. USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2017) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors man the rails as the ship departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding for builders sea trials off the coast. In 1987 we were returning home to San Diego and because of the prevailing seas and our required course resulted in us taking seas on the port beam. 15 September 1976 Seventh West Pacific deployment. On the fantail, Long Beach had the Talos missile system. The warship was updated in the late 1970s and later operated as part of the UN task force during Operation Desert Storm. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She was reclassified CGN-160 in early 1957, but was again reclassified as CGN-9 on 1 July 1957. 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. Her keel was laid down on 2 December 1957 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts. Long Beach was the first "all-new" cruiser designed and constructed after World War II (all others were completions or conversions of cruisers begun or completed during the war). 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. The billboard arrays, and the big superstructure they were mounted on, made the ship a bit top heavy as well. At the time, Long Beach had the highest bridge of any ship smaller than an aircraft carrier. When we left port after a few hours, the Engineering Officer (aka Cheng or Chief Engineer) had the supervisors go around and ensure the watch-standers hadn't indulged in adult beverages. Nuclear power had been deemed too expensive to use on surface ships smaller than aircraft carriers in view of defense budget cutbacks after the end of the Cold War. Bipartisan. In the pub, we met some of the locals, including some of the protesters. Once the nuclear cruiser USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) was commissioned in 1962, the three ships were almost inseparable. Our next port visit after the conclusion of the exercise was Melbourne, Australia. We had picked him up at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean around Labor Day and were to transfer him and his staff to the group relieving us (with the USS Iowa) but he didn't want us to leave as no other ship had the flag spaces we had. Long Beach was decommissioned on 1 May 1995 instead of receiving her third nuclear refueling and proposed upgrade. The force operated in the Mediterranean testing its unique capabilities until 31 July when it sailed under RADM Bernard M. Strean from Gibraltar on an aroundtheworld cruise. One of my friends who was supposed to transfer around the same time as me, but was unable to get off the ship. It was one powerful radar system and we had a huge contingent of Navy Electronics Technicians (ETs) embarked aboard to maintain it. In the late 1970s, DARPA proposed to the USN a new warship concept called the "Strike Cruiser" provisionally designated CSGN. The major difference was the port visits. The unions shut down the town for a protest because of our arrival. He made an announcement on the ship's announcing system which sounded like a slam on Newport News Shipbuilding. $12.95. Letters could take a couple of weeks to travel between the ship and home. [17] In 1975 the ship changed home ports to Naval Base San Diego, California. There were two other prototypes at the site, an A1W (the USS Enterprise prototype) and an S1W (the USS Nautilus prototype). The result was that LST's were unable to beach at this point due . 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. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [15] In June of the same year, she downed another MIG,[14] this one at 61 miles (98km). I was there before the reactors were placed in the ship. I graduated from high school in San Diego in June 1972 and attended Mesa Community College for a while, but wasn't ready. On September 9, 1961, the ship was commissioned at the Boston Navy Shipyard, From January to October 1985, the TOMAHAWK cruise missile system was installed onboard at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, replacing the previously removed TALOS system. Recreational drug usage was high (no pun intended) among the target group for military enlistment, 17-25 year-old males. I believe, each one of my supervisors who gave their approval thought that someone above them would disapprove my request. [citation needed], The high box-like superstructure contained the SCANFAR system, consisting of the AN/SPS-32 and AN/SPS-33 phased array radars. He had enlisted in the Navy out of high school during World War II under a program known as a kiddie cruise which allowed 17-year-olds to serve up to just prior to their 21st birthday. 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. [19] In June, 1991, Long Beach took part in Operation Fiery Vigil, evacuating U.S. military personnel from two bases in the Philippines, Clark Air Base and U.S. National Security. $11.66. My first job on Long Beach was to qualify on the reactor plant. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes. [ 2] Ele ficou em servio por quarenta anos, sendo desativado em . 7 January 1980 Ninth West Pacific deployment. Image Credit: Creative Commons. USS Long Beach, which was the third ship to be named after the California city, was laid down in December 1957 and launched in July 1959. She was launched 14 July 1959, sponsored by Mrs. Marian Swanson-Hosmer, the wife of Rear Admiral Craig Hosmer (USNR, Ret. We went up into the northern Sea of Japan and while steaming in formation, a Russian Victor III submarine breached right in the middle of our formation. My most prominent memory of Talos is from a missile exercise before our 1978 deployment. The first- of-class shipthe first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 yearswill spend several days conducting builders sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ships key systems and technologies. A friend and I were sitting on one of the bits on the port side when he pointed out a periscope about 30 yards of the port beam. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu. 13 May 1986 11th West Pacific deployment. Arkansas' missile launcher and gun mount positions seemed poorly thought out to me. A few of my shipmates and I went to one of the nearby pubs for an adult beverage. [8], Long Beach served in the Atlantic Fleet from her commissioning in 1961 until completing her first refueling in early 1966, when the cruiser was transferred from her home port of Norfolk to Naval Station Long Beach, California. This next deployment began when she once again left her home on 15 April 1968. The USS Long Beach (CGN 9) and the USS Intrepid (CVS 11) at Subic Bay in June 1967. Enterprise had eight reactors while Long Beach had two. Aug 30, 2016 #4. in the chapter on "Nuclear Destroyers And Frigates" in Friedman's book "US Destroyers History", he states that for FY77 congress allocated $371m in funding to begin conversion of Long Beach to a CSGN (ie. One of the most enigmatic ships of the entire Cold War period is the one-off USS Long Beach (CGN-9). 1988. The increase in size was to accommodate various missile systems, while a helicopter pad was installed at the stern of the ship however, she only carried helicopters during operations off Vietnam. The second USS Long Beach (PF-34) was a Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1943 to 1945. 12, 2022) Sailors aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) assemble on the flight deck and form a human 100 to commemorate the centennial of the aircraft carrier. When it was running it required two 200kW motor-generator sets running in parallel to provide the 400Hz power the radar demanded. While they refueled, Truxtun would take up the safety position returning the favor they had provided during Enterprise's flight ops. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Artist Rendering. From that position,Long Beach maintained constant radar surveillance to ensure that the North Vietnamese intruder aircraft couldnt evade identification and attempt to confront U.S. strike aircraft. In July 2012,Long Beachwas sold at auction for recycling. 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Long Beach left San Diego in September of 1976 on what was my first Western Pacific cruise (WESTPAC). I received orders to a nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) in New London, Connecticut instead. USS Long Beach 1961 Revell Model Ship Kit Unbuilt H-424:169 Made in USA Pre-Owned $74.99 Buy It Now +$7.95 shipping Benefits charity Sponsored Vintage Revell USS Long Beach Atomic Cruiser Model Kit #05053 1/500 Brand New (1) $50.00 Buy It Now +$12.55 shipping Sponsored VINTAGE Revell 1968 USS LONG BEACH INSTRUCTIONS ONLY Pre-Owned $13.00 Buy It Now It was an interesting time to be a recruiter. Photos taken at her commissioning and for some time thereafter, show that the taller, narrower AN/SPS-33 panels were not installed on the superstructure until a later date. 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. 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). 7 November 1974 Sixth West Pacific deployment. USS LONG BEACH, the third ship in the Navy to bear the name, was the first nuclear powered surface warship in the world and the first large combatant in the US Navy with its main battery consisting entirely of guided missiles. 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. When we left Hawaii we sailed through the 'Bear Box' with EMCON (electronic emissions control) set to see if the Russian Bear reconnaissance planes could find us. 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. Our 1978 WESTPAC cruise wasn't greatly different from the one in 1976-1977. After packing my seabag, I collected my records (medical, dental and pay) along with my transfer orders. 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 reasons Long Beach was a single-ship class was because she was an experimental platform for these radars, which were precursors to the AN/SPY-1 phased array systems later installed on Aegis equipped Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. On March 20, 1922 the former USS Jupiter (Collier #3) recommissioned as the USS Langley (CV 1), the U. S. Navys first aircraft carrier. First, there's the high cost of training and keeping the crew. 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. Every time I set foot on a ship, the memories of shipboard life and the unique routine that goes along with it come back to me. Long Beach was commissioned first, in September 1961, and Enterprise in November of the same year. I asked to speak with my applicant and we talked about the position she'd been offered. Arkansas carried fewer missiles than Long Beach and lacked a separate ASROC launcher so some magazine space in the rotary mechanism had to be reserved for ASROC missiles. While there, we noticed the Navy Exchange had t-shirts for sale calling USS Reeves (CG-24) 'the only real cruiser in town.' I remember during that same trip home we were in swells with water breaking over the 01 level forward! 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. [citation needed], There was originally a plan to fully upgrade Long Beach with an Aegis Combat System in the early 1990s, requiring that her superstructure be completely rebuilt. This is the first in our series about all things Nuclear. [Status: Disposed of by Recycling ] Class: CGN 9 - Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear. Later that evening, the battlegroup had an exercise planned to try to fool any sub monitoring the group. Habitability wise, Arkansas was superior to Long Beach. [12], Long Beach was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. Arkansas was a brand new and very good ship. nuclear Aegis strike cruiser). On our way to Hawaii, at the start of the cruise, we burned up a bearing on the starboard shaft. They had no idea where we were and as we gradually turned on different radars, they finally came flying right down to where we were. USS Long Beach CGGN-9: Guided missile cruiser and world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. [ 1] O USS Long Beach foi desenvolvido logo aps a Segunda Guerra Mundial, construdo no incio da propulso nuclear. A fire was started in the dump area. Picture Information. LONG BEACH was first assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. 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. On 4 June 1965 she sailed for the Global Strategy Conference at the Naval War College, Newport, where Vice Admiral Kleber S. Masterson, Commander Second Fleet broke his flag on the ship. 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 only ones who advanced in the first increment were those with many years of Naval service and since I only had seven years of service I was in the last increment. Being a member of the initial crew of any ship is a great experience as you will get to know the ship better than any future crew members can. We are looking at the nuclear powered USS Long Beach and comparing it to USS New Jersey.Please cons. [8] During this initial cruise, the ship served primarily as the Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone (PIRAZ) unit in the northern Gulf of Tonkin. They were escorted by USS Fletcher, USS Jenkins, USS Long Beach and USS Glendale. 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. 2 July 1994 Deactivation ceremony, Norfolk Naval Station. 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. My first impression as a crew member was of responsibilities of leadership. After a period of leave and upkeep in the fall, Long Beach sailed 7 November 1966 from Long Beach for the Far East. It spectacularly self-destructed as ordered from the launch console in Combat Information Center. One of the most enigmatic ships of the entire Cold War period is the one-off USS Long Beach (CGN-9). Once again, we were anchored out mainly due to being nuclear powered. It takes almost two years of training before a nuclear-trained crew member reports to their first ship. One of the division's sailors failed to show up for the duty and the division-leading Petty Officer, an E6, was ordered to take the missing man's place. I said yes to both and was tossed the keys to an MG 1100 to help ferry us back to town. [citation needed]. I flew across the Pacific on a charter (Flying Tigers) to Travis Air Base near Sacramento, California. As of May 2018, a 423 foot section of the propulsion block remains at PSNS. In addition to the active measures for defense, the ship also carried chaff to confuse radars, SLQ-32 electronic warfare equipment and cryptologic equipment. This was an evolution of the California and Virginia class, most importantly . AOC and Marjorie Taylor Greene: Two Sides of the Same Coin. As one of a couple of 400 Hz maintenance techs onboard, it helped me advance in rate also. She was the first nuclear-powered surface warship in the world, the first cruiser since the end of WWII designed and built new from the keel up, and was the first US Navy ship equipped with guided missiles as the main armament. They were not fond of the Navy's policy on nuclear arms on its vessels, which officially was 'we can neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on our ships.' Back in Norfolk 23 June 1965, Long Beach resumed training and upkeep prior to her transfer to the Pacific Fleet. This didn't necessarily please the zone supervisor, but he couldn't say much as we were exceeding our goal each month. I finished the course in just under a week. I was able to learn a lot about being a Command Master Chief from him. 8 April 1992 Comprehensive overhaul, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The ship was an absolute modern marvel of her time. E. P. Wilkinson in command. Generally, we couldn't turn it on until we were at least three miles away from an airport for safety reasons. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. USSLong Beach, which was the third ship to be named after the California city, was laid down in December 1957 and launched in July 1959. 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. It was also more compact than Long Beach and had fewer crew members, but it had better accommodations. For a complete history ofUSSLong Beach(CGN9) please see its DANFS page. The SAM capabilities were also upgraded to allow using the Standard missile. It has changed quite a bit over the years. The USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was a ship of firsts and lasts for the US Navy. Otherwise, the remainder of the weapon systems were unchanged outwardly. A port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), with bunting. She looked like no other ship the world had ever seen before and she definitely had her quirks. 15 April 1968 Second West Pacific deployment. The crew berthing areas did not have any passageways through them and each one had fewer bunks in it than on Long Beach. Long Beach was originally intended to be a smaller frigate, but was then redesigned and expanded to a cruiser hull, allowing for an open space just aft of the bridge "box". 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. 8 November 1993 Underway Counter Narcotics Patrol, Caribbean. We knew it was a Victor III because of the unique device on the stern vertical fin for the sub's towed array sonar system. She returned to Norfolk 20 December for coastal and Caribbean operations through 28 April when she sailed for the Mediterranean to join attack carrier USSEnterprise(CVA(N)65) and guidedmissile frigate USSBainbridge(DLG(N)-25) in the formation of the first all nuclearpowered task group 13 May. All Rights Reserved. We made a brief port call at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with a salute to the USS Arizona Memorial. As a result, you learned to eat fast and get up so a shipmate could sit down and eat. The first-of-class ship the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years spent several days conducting builders sea trails, a comprehensive test of many of the ships key systems and technologies. Free shipping. She was commissioned on September 9, 1961 under the command of then-Captain Eugene Parks Wilkinson, who had previously served as the first commanding officer for the USS Nautilus. We pointed out to the Cheng that having an 'Atomic Weapons Officer' seemed counter that message. Ele foi o nico navio de sua classe. As a result, a different division was assigned this responsibility, one they weren't too thrilled about having. CREATIVE. The USS McClusky at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station on September 6, 2008. The HMAS Melbourne was pier side in the port. We left Pearl Harbor, once again saluting the Arizona Memorial, in company with Enterprise and the rest of our battle group. USS Bainbridge DLGN-25/CGN-25 U S Navy Jacket Patch. In Electrician's Mate Class A school we learned about motors generators, shipboard distribution and troubleshooting electrical systems. $8.99 + $0.87 shipping. Now, the Navy is sending the ship off for scrap. After a few days in port, we returned to sea with the entireKitty Hawk Battlegroup. The Standard SM-2ER missiles and the associated modern electronics replaced the obsolete Terrier system. 9 January 1985 Selected Restricted Availability at. Supplies were being loaded and a 'working party' was called away. [7] Because of this unusually high quantity of aluminum, she was assigned the voice radio call sign "Alcoa". They were both unique designs, each a kind of 'one-off' which generally doesn't do well for ship designs. USSLong Beach(CGN9) was originally ordered as CLG (N)160. I asked what he had offered her and was told it was a special air traffic controller school which was a rare offering. My wife arranged a flight from Sacramento to San Diego so we could drive to the base located near Chicago. 2 December 1957 Keel laid in Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts. Peter is also aContributing Writerfor Forbes. During this tour, Long Beach was responsible for directing the downing of one Soviet-made An-2 'Colt' aircraft that was attempting to engage South Vietnamese naval units. However, her displacement of 11,000 tons equaled that of WWII cruisers. A lot of the structural bulkheads were not complete and it was relatively easy to go from one end of the unfinished hull to the other. Equipment wise, it had two twin arm mark 26 missile launchers fed by a rotary magazine but carried fewer Standard Missiles (the new name for the updated Terrier missiles) and it had the unmanned five-inch gun mounts like the Spruance class destroyers had. Long Beach was . 6 May 1994 Change of homeport to Norfolk, Virginia. Long Beach at her commissioning on September 9th, 1961. Note the massive Talos missiles pointing skyward. We later rejoined the Kitty Hawk and made a port visit in Yokosuka, Japan. This caused a small problem for one female I had sent for processing. I believe this learning process helped me greatly in my career. It's often a time when system updates and advancements are applied, as well. For nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the lack of stack gases and their corrosive effect on aircraft is another major benefit. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Ford. As a side note, the drinking age was 18 at that time. Long Beach deployed throughout the 1980s, conducting Tomahawk cruise missile test launches and exercises. On 13 July 2012, Long Beach was sold at auction,[6] for recycling, as prescribed for nuclear-powered vessels by Code 350, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. As of May 2018, the inactivated ship's hull and reactor compartments largely remained in long-term storage there. So without further adieu, in Master Chief Healey's own words, let's begin: My dad was a career Navy man. In addition, two Phalanx CIWS close-in weapon systems were installed, along with two Harpoon surface-to-surface missile (SSM) launchers on the fantail. Long Beach was also planned to have the Regulus cruise missile but that program was dropped also. The powerplant enabled the warship to reach a speed of 30 knots, while her range was virtually unlimited. Epilog. March 1970 Overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. TheLong Beach I returned to wasn't greatly different from the ship I'd left before. However, the space was eventually occupied by the 5"/38 caliber gun mounts and the ASROC system. Long Beach steamed over 30,000 miles in 58 days at an average speed of 25 knots, without being refueled or resupplied. 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