Long Beach class - CGN - Guided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NLBH Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStruck History of USS Long Beach CGN-9 1956-oct-15OrderedOrdered as CLGN-160 1957 reclassified as CGN-160 1957-dec-02Laid downLaid down as CGN-9 1959-jul-14LaunchedLaunched 1961-sep-09CommissionedCommissioned 1964-jul-31 Operation Sea Orbit around the world cruise 1994-jul-02DecommissionedDecommissioned 1995-may-01StruckStruck Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Long Beach class 1160crew 15500full load (tn) 220length (m) 21.79beam (m) 9.32draught (m) 30max speed (knots) 2Naval Engine nuclear - pressurised water reactor 2Missile Launcher Mk 10 Terrier1Missile Launcher Mk 12 Talos 2Naval Gun Mark 12 5/38 inch (127 mm) 1Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar Builder Fore River Shipyard,