Engineering the Atom: The History and Technology of USS Long Beach CGN-9
USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was a very special ship that created a new era of shipbuilding when the United States Navy commissioned her on September 9, 1961 as the world’s first nuclear powered surface combatant. Designed as a missile ship, the design incorporated nuclear propulsion, sophisticated electronics, formidable missile batteries and part of the design […]
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