USS Long Beach (CGN-09)

The USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-09) is a nuclear powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. The Long Beach was commissioned on September 9, 1961 at the Fore River Shipyards in Quincy, Massachusetts. The Long Beach 's was decommissioned on May 1, 1995 after nearly 34 years of service in the USN (although it was deactivated on July 2, 1994). In 2004, the Long Beach and Des Moines were reactivated and rebuilt as part of the CGX Program so that the USN could regain experience in operating large surface combatants.

Original Configuration

 * Type: Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Cruiser (Hull designation symbol CGN)
 * Service Period: 1961-1994, 2007-Present
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 721 feet 3 inches (219.84 meters)
 * Beam: 71 feet 6 inches (21.8 meters)
 * Draft: 30 feet 7 inches (9.33 meters)
 * Displacement: 15,540 tons
 * Crew: 1,160
 * Power: 80,000 shp (60 MW)
 * Propulsion: 2 x C1W nuclear reactors, 2 x General Electric turbines, 2 propellers
 * Range: Unlimited:
 * Speed: 34 knots (62.97 km/hr)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
 * AN/SPS-12 search radar
 * AN/SPS-32 bearing and range radar
 * AN/SPS-33 target tracking radar
 * AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
 * AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar
 * 2 AN/SPG-49 Talos fire control radar
 * 4 AN/SPG-55 Terrier fire control radar
 * AN/SQS-23 SONAR
 * Armament:
 * 2 x Mark 45 5"/54-caliber naval guns
 * 2 x Mark 26 twin-arm missile launchers
 * 1 x 8-cell Mark 16 ASROC missile launcher
 * 2 x 4-cell Mark 141 Harpoon missile launchers
 * 2 x 4-cell Mark 143 Armoured Box launchers
 * 2 x 12.75" triple fire ASW torpedo tubes
 * 2 x 20mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS

2004 Rebuild

 * Type: Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Cruiser
 * Service Period: 2007-
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 721 ft 3 in (219.84 m
 * Beam: 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
 * Draft: 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
 * Displacement: 16,744 tons
 * Crew: 608 (87 officers and 521 enlister)
 * Power: 120,700 shp (90 MW)
 * Propulsion: 2 x C2G nuclear reactors, 2 GE steam turbines, 2 shafts
 * Range: Unlimited
 * Speed: 34 knots (62.97 km/hr)
 * Sensor Suite
 * AN/SPY-1D(V) multi-function radar system
 * AN/SPS-49(V)7 air search radar
 * AN/SPG-62 fire control radar x 6
 * AN/SPS-73 surface search radar
 * AN/SPQ-9B fire control radar
 * AN/SLQ-32(V)4 electronic warfare system
 * AN/SQQ-89(V)3 sonar suite
 * Mk-53 Nulka decoy system
 * AN/SLQ-25B Nixie torpedo decoy system
 * Armament
 * 4 x 155mm/62-caliber Advanced Gun System
 * 3 x 64-cell Mark-41 VLS (fires RGM-84 Harpoon, BGM-109 Tomahawk, RUM-139 VL-ASROC, RIM-156 SM-2ER, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-162 ESSM, RIM-174 ERAM)
 * 2 x Mark-141 Quad Harpoon Launchers (8 missiles)
 * 1 x 8-cell Mark-112IVR anti-submarine missile launcher (8 missiles, 16 reloads)
 * 2 x 12.75" triple fire torpedo tubes (6 torpedoes, 18 reloads)
 * 2 x 30mm Avenger Phalanx CIWS