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THE SHIP The USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) was the first nuclear powered cruiser and first large combatant with a main armament exclusive- ly of guided missiles in the U.S. Navy. Built in the Fall River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, the ship ' s keel was laid on December 2, 1957, and the ship was launched on July 14, 1959, with Mrs. Craig Hosmer of Long Beach, California as sponsor. LONG BEACH got underway on nuclear power for the first time on the morning of July 5, 1961. On September 9, 1961, the ship was commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard with the Honorable John B. Connally, Secretary of the Navy, keynoting the traditional commissioning ceremonies in which LONG BEACH, with Captain E. P. Wiikerson as Commanding Officer, joined the fleet. Early in 1962, LONG BEACH made a six week cruise to Europe, visiting Germany, France and Bermuda. The ship operated out of her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia throughout 1962 and 1963. In July 1964, the LONG BEACH lo ' ined the nuclear carrier USS ENTERPRISE and the nuclear frigate USS BAINBRIDGE on a world cruise, steaming more than 30,000 miles in 58 days and visiting Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. LONG SE ICH underwent her first overhaul at Newport News, Virginia from August 1965 to February 1966. She then transited, via the Panama Canal, to her new homeport. Long Beach, California, arriving on March 15, 1966. In November of the same year, LONG BEACH departed for her first tour in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC). During the next three years, the ship rotated between her homeport and WESTPAC, completing three tours of duty in the Far East. Operational assignments included aircraft identification, and control and rescue duties in the Gulf of Tonkin. In March 1970, LONG BEACH transited to Vallejo, California for her second overhaul. She returned to Long Beach in late 1971 and remained there until March 1972 when she departed for her fourth deployment to the Western Pacific. Operational duties were again in the Tonkin Gulf where several communist jet fighters were shot down and 17 U.S. pilots rescused from the water. LONG BEACH returned to the U.S. in November 1972 and continued to rotate between her homeport and WESTPAC. IN 1975, the ship ' s homeport was changed to San Diego, California. The LONG BEACH was awarded the Commander Naval Surface Force Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) award, and the Battle Efficiency E , in March 1979. These awards signified respectively the best AAW ship in the Pacific Fleet, and the most operationally ready large ship in Cruiser Destroyer Group One. On January 7, 1980, LONG aEi4CHdeployed to her ninth WESTPAC cruise. During this deployment, she was awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal for her efforts in the rescuing of 144 Vietnamese refugees. After her extensive overhaul at Bremerton, Washington, the LONG BEACH commenced her tenth western Pacific deployment on 13 January 1984.
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