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USS Long Beach America's First Nuclear Powered Surface Warship
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keywords: cold war, u.s. navy, missile cruiser uss long beach, admiral hyman g. rickover
Synopsis: America's first nuclear-powered surface warship the USS Long Beach is launched with the Father of the Nuclear Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover takes a tour of the guided missile cruiser...(read more)
- Date: 1959
- Duration: 00:00:48
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States










USS Long Beach America's First Nuclear Powered Surface Warship
In Quincy, Massachusetts, the USS Long Beach (CGN-9), America's first nuclear surface war ship, is launched by the wife of California Congressman Craig Hosmer. The vessel, a guided missile cruiser, is toured by Admiral Rickover
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- Newsreels: 1959 - July 16