CAG-9 USS Long Beach Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CAG-9 USS Long Beach Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

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 of guided missiles. She was also the first American cruiser since the end of World War II to built entirely new from the keel up, and, when completed, boasted the highest bridge in the world. She was also the last warship to be fitted with teakwood decks.

LONG BEACH was originally ordered as CLGN 160. She was reclassified CGN 160 in early 1957, but was again reclassified as CGN 9 on 1 July 1957. On May 1, 1995, LONG BEACH was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list. She was then berthed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA, and got her superstructure removed. LONG BEACH's hull is currently awaiting final disposal. General Characteristics: Awarded: October 15, 1956 Keel laid: December 2, 1957 Launched: July 14, 1959 Commissioned: September 9, 1961 Decommissioned: May 1, 1995 Builder: Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard, Quincy, Mass. Propulsion system: 2 - Westinghouse C1W nuclear reactors, 2 geared turbines Propellers: two Length: 721 feet (219.8 meters) Beam: 73 feet (22.3 meters) Draft: 30.8 feet (9.4 meters) Displacement: approx. 17,500 tons Speed: 30 knots Aircraft: none but helicopter landing platform Armament: two 5-inch/38 caliber Mk 30 guns, two Mk 10 missile launchers Standard missiles (ER), two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers, one Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher, Mk 46 torpedoes from two Mk 32 triple mounts, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two armored box launchers for Tomahawk cruise missiles Crew: 79 officers and 1081 enlisted (after mid-life conversion: 55 officers and 770 enlisted)