So without further adieu, in Master Chief Healey's own words, let's begin: My dad was a career Navy man. This is the story of Master Chief Douglas Healeys Navy journey and the historic and enigmatic ship he kept coming back to. So this is the story of a ship, but also of the journey of a man that built his reputation largely on the deck plates of that vessel during one of the most interesting times in the U.S. Navy's history. Long Beach deployed to the region beginning 28 May 1991 to support Operation Provide Comfort, which was after Operation Desert Storm was over and major hostilities had ended in late February 1991. Epilog. In May 1964,Long Beachjoined the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USSEnterprise and the guided-missile frigateUSSBainbridge(DLGN-25) to form theall-nuclear-poweredTask Force 1, the first such battle force group of its kind in the history of naval operations. Short amateur documentary on the historic naval. 1969. Long Beach was originally designed without any guns and rumor has it that during sea trials someone asked one of the NAVSEA representatives what the ship would do if a patrol boat came up and shot at them and it was decided to install the five-inch guns. The watch in Damage Control Central claimed he saw 47 degrees on the clinometer. I asked what billets were available and was told they were on California, Texas, Arkansas and Long Beach. Aug 30, 2016 #4. in the chapter on "Nuclear Destroyers And Frigates" in Friedman's book "US Destroyers History", he states that for FY77 congress allocated $371m in funding to begin conversion of Long Beach to a CSGN (ie. The missile cruiser had a complement of 1,160 officers and sailors. The cruiser returned to Long Beach, California, in July 1967. Kennedy. I wanted to apply for the Navy's Enlisted Science Education Program (NESEP) which required a minimum of one year's sea duty in order to be eligible. USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. Commissioned in 1961, the USS Long Beach was the world's first nuclear powered cruiser. I finished boot camp as a company honor man and with scholastic honors. The modern surface combatants like the Aegis cruisers and the Arleigh Burke class destroyers are gas turbine powered and require fewer crew members to operate. 25 July 1987 12th West Pacific deployment. E. P. Wilkinson in command. A 423 foot section of the hull (propulsion block) remain at PSNS as of May 2018. I'd had three years of Junior ROTC in high school so after about a week or so I was instructing my company in the manual of arms when I was abruptly ordered to report to the battalion commander's office. We went up into the northern Sea of Japan and while steaming in formation, a Russian Victor III submarine breached right in the middle of our formation. She returned to Norfolk 20 December for coastal and Caribbean operations through 28 April when she sailed for the Mediterranean to join attack carrier USSEnterprise(CVA(N)65) and guidedmissile frigate USSBainbridge(DLG(N)-25) in the formation of the first all nuclearpowered task group 13 May. This involved completing basic engineering qualifications, damage control qualifications and my electrical watch station qualifications, both as a roving electrician and for monitoring the ship's electrical distribution system. On 13 July 2012, Long Beach was sold at auction,[6] for recycling, as prescribed for nuclear-powered vessels by Code 350, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. As of May 2018, the inactivated ship's hull and reactor compartments largely remained in long-term storage there. When I arrived, I requested permission to enter and when I entered, my father was sitting there drinking coffee with the battalion commander. 9 January 1985 Selected Restricted Availability at. 19 October 1987 Participated in Kuwaiti tanker reflagging and provided anti-aircraft cover during Operation Nimble Archer. After I was born, he went back on active duty. Equipment wise, it had two twin arm mark 26 missile launchers fed by a rotary magazine but carried fewer Standard Missiles (the new name for the updated Terrier missiles) and it had the unmanned five-inch gun mounts like the Spruance class destroyers had. Long Beach, CA 8/30/1968 CREDIT: Neil Leifer Vietnam War: View of people on USS New Jersey Iowa-class battleship during Family Day at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Long Beach was originally intended to be a smaller frigate, but was then redesigned and expanded to a cruiser hull, allowing for an open space just aft of the bridge "box". Later that evening, the battlegroup had an exercise planned to try to fool any sub monitoring the group. I flew across the Pacific on a charter (Flying Tigers) to Travis Air Base near Sacramento, California. My two sons made a couple of 'Tiger Cruises' on the ship and enjoyed it, although when we took a big roll they were a bit animated about it. After three days' port visit, we got underway and held and exercise with the Aussie and Kiwi navies called 'Kangaroo Two.' Additionally, Long Beach seemed to have a constant two to three-degree port list. There was a line of well over a block to visit Long Beach and one could walk right up and go on the Melbourne. He died while on active duty during this tour. The missile launchers each created a large no-fire zone for the guns both forward and aft. As a side note, with an enlisted crew of about 1,000, there was only seating for about 300 sailors in the enlisted mess decks at one time. Box contents. $11.66. Then there are the construction and maintenance costs. Every time I set foot on a ship, the memories of shipboard life and the unique routine that goes along with it come back to me. Picture Information. Back then, the crew remained living on the ship or were moved onto a living barge but remained in the industrial area. According to my friend, it can be very challenging maintaining periscope depth and if the sub is not trimmed correctly, it can easily breach (pop up to the surface). She was the U.S. Navy's first nuclear-powered surface combatant and was absolutely packed with. [ 2] Ele ficou em servio por quarenta anos, sendo desativado em . This was a challenging time in the Navy. 17,000 tonnes 1976 design. During this tour, Long Beach was responsible for directing the downing of one Soviet-made An-2 'Colt' aircraft that was attempting to engage South Vietnamese naval units. Your email address will not be published. [8] At commissioning, the ship was reported to have cost $320million ($2.9billion today),[9] which was over budget from earlier estimates of $250million. A single ship class, Long Beach was the first nuclear-powered surface warship and the last of US Navy traditional cruiser hulls (all subsequent cruisers were mostly scaled-up destroyer hulls). A classmate received orders toUSS Long Beach and wanted to go to New England so we asked our advisers to see if we could swap our orders. USS LONG BEACH got underway on nuclear power for the first time on the morning of July 5, 1961. Long Beach was originally considered for the installation of sea-launched ICBMs, but the boomers (SSBNs) worked out and have owned the sea-based nuclear ballistic missile deterrent mission ever since. Ele foi o nico navio de sua classe. Long Beach was . I was told the base would provide my travel pay. Revell. AHM. . A friend and I were sitting on one of the bits on the port side when he pointed out a periscope about 30 yards of the port beam. One man, in particular, served numerous tours aboardLong Beach throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with the ship acting as a 721 foot-long steel springboard that catapulted him through the ranks and eventually to the position of Force Master Chief for the Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. As a result, you learned to eat fast and get up so a shipmate could sit down and eat. 2 December 1957 Keel laid in Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts. In a lot of aspects, the difference between the two is not unlike the difference between a 1960 family sedan and a 1979 model from the same manufacturer. I knew Long Beach's capabilities and I also knew the Chief's accommodations were a bit better on Lang Beach compared with the other ships, even though Arkansas was much newer. The ship would only go to PSNS for nuclear-related work combined with drydocking. She arrived on PIRAZ station on the 30th and continued on that vital operation throughout most of her WestPac tour. One hundred years later, Nimitz and Ford-class aircraft carriers are the cornerstone of the Navys ability to maintain sea control and project power ashore. She told me that she'd been interested in the HT position but after I explained the rarity of what she'd been offered, she agreed to take the air traffic controller training along with an advanced pay grade after boot camp. 13 May 1986 11th West Pacific deployment. I believe this learning process helped me greatly in my career. This was an evolution of the California and Virginia class, most importantly . My friend knew a periscope when he saw one because he'd been on the USS Seadragon previously but was transferred off because of kidney stones which disqualified him from further sub duty. For the longest time, the ship's rumor mill had it that if Long Beach rolled to greater than 45 degrees to either port or starboard, the ship would capsize. We are looking at the nuclear powered USS Long Beach and comparing it to USS New Jersey.Please cons. Select from premium Uss Long Beach of the highest quality. He went back to sea duty on USS Dixie (AD-14) for three years and then his final tour was at Fleet Assistance Group, San Diego. We headed down towards New Zealand. It was a different ceremony than what's conducted today, not better or worse, just different. The monolithic superstructure atop her otherwise graceful 721' cruiser hull makes it impossible to confuse Long Beach with any other ship. It has . After that, he served two back-to-back nine-month tours in Da Nang, Vietnam with the Seabees. [12], Long Beach was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. When I reported aboardLong Beach at NAS Coronado, I looked up at the ship in awe. [7] The ship was propelled by two nuclear reactors, one for each propeller shaft, and was capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots (56km/h). After the order swap was approved, the sub-qualified sailors at S5G facility gave me a hard time constantly. [ 1] O USS Long Beach foi desenvolvido logo aps a Segunda Guerra Mundial, construdo no incio da propulso nuclear. We each had to put the aforementioned four people (mainly men) in the Navy each month. When it wound down, one of the locals asked if there were anyone who was sober and could drive a stick shift. The Long Beach had been refueled during her 1970, 1980, and 1992 refits. The USS Long Beach was commissioned in 1961 and was the world's first nuclear-powered surface ship and the last true cruiser built by the United States after World War II. I figured more schooling couldn't hurt so my first choice was motor rewind school (you learned how to rewind motors, Long Beach had that capability) and my second choice was 400 Hz motor-generator maintenance. The Standard SM-2ER missiles and the associated modern electronics replaced the obsolete Terrier system. Instead of receiving a third nuclear refueling and proposed upgrade, USSLong Beach was deactivated on May 1, 1995, after more than 33 years of operational service. The first- of-class shipthe first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 yearswill spend several days conducting builders sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ships key systems and technologies. We left Pearl Harbor, once again saluting the Arizona Memorial, in company with Enterprise and the rest of our battle group. The task force completed the 30,216 nautical mile voyage in 65 days. When we left Hawaii we sailed through the 'Bear Box' with EMCON (electronic emissions control) set to see if the Russian Bear reconnaissance planes could find us. It was an electrician's nightmare and broke down frequently. She sailed 28 February 1966 for her new home port and namesake, Long Beach, California, and arrived 15 March 1966. The warship was updated in the late 1970s and later operated as part of the UN task force during Operation Desert Storm. This next deployment began when she once again left her home on 15 April 1968. [8], Returning to Norfolk, Virginia 7 February 1962, Long Beach, trained off the east coast and in the Caribbean. In the end, Long Beach seemed to be designed around the reactor plants, the SPS-32/33 (SCANFAR) radar and the Terrier and Talos missiles. 18 September 1989 13th West Pacific deployment/world cruise. She deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War and served numerous times in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. Long Beach had two pressurized water reactors, two main engines, twin screws and twin rudders. The world's first nuclear-powered surface fighter was the USS Long Beach (CGN-9). Now, the Navy is sending the ship off for scrap. I submitted my request and it was approved all of the way up the chain. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2017) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors man the rails as the ship departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding for builders sea trials off the coast. Anyway, once we were briefed on the protests (we were told not to challenge them), we were allowed to go ashore (in our uniforms for one day at least!). USS Long Beach, CGN-9. I arranged with Long Beach's Engineering Officer to report directly toLong Beach and then start my transfer leave in order to start my sea duty counter 30 days earlier. All of the plank owners were given a certificate signed by the Arkansas governor Bill Clinton designating us as honorary Arkansas Travelers. In the course of the voyage, numerous foreign dignitaries visited the ship during visits off both coasts of Africa and inport calls at Karachi, Pakistan, Melbourne, Australia, Wellington, New Zealand and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Recreational drug usage was high (no pun intended) among the target group for military enlistment, 17-25 year-old males. The two five-inch guns were added at the . One of the most enigmatic ships of the entire Cold War period is the one-off USS Long Beach (CGN-9). At Nuclear Power School we learned about the theory of reactor design and operation as well as learning about radiation and rudimentary chemistry. Afterward, the crew took to ensuring equipment was secured for sea much more seriously. After removal of the nuclear fuel, superstructure, and sections of the bow and stern, the hull segment containing the reactor and machinery spaces was moored at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and sold for scrapping. [8], Long Beach returned to Norfolk from this cruise 3 October 1964 to join in exercises off the east coast and in the Caribbean. After a few days in port, we returned to sea with the entireKitty Hawk Battlegroup. Long Beach received a Navy Unit Commendation for the actions. The district had one Saturday a month when they conducted enlistments otherwise it was a Monday through Friday operation, however, if you had not made 'goal' (put your four in the war we used to say), you were expected to work on Saturdays. In 1987 we were returning home to San Diego and because of the prevailing seas and our required course resulted in us taking seas on the port beam. Regardless, the damage requiredLong Beach to stay in Pearl Harbor longer than planned and also necessitated going into drydock to replace the starboard shaft. She was the U.S. Navy's first nuclear-powered surface combatant and was absolutely packed with the latest and greatest gear America had to offer when she was commissioned into service on September 9th, 1961. The Long Beach was. [citation needed], A deactivation ceremony occurred on 2 July 1994 at Norfolk Naval Station, and the ship was then towed over to Newport News Shipbuilding where her entire superstructure was removed and her reactors were defueled. The travel office at Subic had a flight booked for me out of Clark Air Base and transportation to the air base. [citation needed] It was during this cruise that my orders to Class C School at NTC Great Lakes in Illinois came. We went into one dive bar and didn't stay long. The second USS Long Beach (PF-34) was a Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1943 to 1945. New tool New box New box New box New box New box Rebox Rebox New box. Editorial Guidelines and Publishing Standards. 7 November 1974 Sixth West Pacific deployment. Soon after we noticed the Victor III on the surface, dead in the water. The reactor plants were similar between Enterprise and 'The Beach' but there were enough differences that they were considered separate designs. She returned to Norfolk 20 December for coastal and Caribbean operations through 28 April 1964 when she sailed for the Mediterranean again to join aircraft carrier USSEnterprise(CVN-65) and guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, in the formation of the first all nuclearpowered task group on 13 May. Back in Norfolk 23 June 1965, Long Beach resumed training and upkeep prior to her transfer to the Pacific Fleet. Due to cuts in the defense budget after the 1991 Gulf War, as well as the higher operating costs and number of crew required compared to conventionally powered ships, the decision was made to decommission all nuclear cruisers from the Navy as their reactor cores ran down. Long Beach was the first "all-new" cruiser designed and constructed after World War II (all others were completions or conversions of cruisers begun or completed during the war). It spectacularly self-destructed as ordered from the launch console in Combat Information Center. We hadn't yet learned to formalize the mentoring process in the Navy. In 1966, the nuclear-powered cruiser was deployed for herfirst tour of duty off Vietnam and was mainly stationed in the northern part of the Gulf of Tonkin, where the U.S. Navy had created its Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone (PIRAZ). [10], During construction in January 1960, it was widely reported that Long Beach was sabotaged when anti-mine (degaussing) electrical cables were found to have been intentionally cut in three places. Being a member of the initial crew of any ship is a great experience as you will get to know the ship better than any future crew members can. However, her displacement of 11,000 tons equaled that of WWII cruisers. For a nuclear-powered warship based in San Diego, this usually meant a trip to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. As I mentioned earlier, my dad was on active duty as a Master Chief Storekeeper (supply & logistics) on shore duty in San Diego at the time of his death. The rest of the cruise was fairly uneventful and we were able to return home. [15] She also directed other MIG kills by American fighters. She was reclassified CG (N)160 in early 1957, but was again reclassified as CG (N)9 on 1 July 1957. Once refueling was complete, we went back up to 30 knots! Politics. Since we would be in Hawaii for a few extra days, my first wife and our sons came over and stayed with some friends of ours who were stationed there. 1968. We actually had to get permission to send a female applicant to the processing station. Select from premium Long Beach Naval Station of the highest quality. Floating battery (circa 1899), NH 97609 Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever Helicopter, NH 47545 Captain Frederick L. 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Still having fond memories of the Long Beach, it was an easy choice for me to return to sea duty on her and this time as a Chief. I thought that it would be funny if I were pulled over and showed the local cop my California driver's license but we all made it safely back without meeting with the constables. They would be replaced by the Ticonderoga (CG) and Arleigh Burke (DDG) classes, designed from the ground up with Aegis. At the time the Navy had only two promotion cycles for advancement to Chief (due to a budget crunch), first and last increments. Afterward, we had a 'steel beach' cookout with burgers, hot dogs, and other cookout fare, but no alcohol. A fire was started in the dump area. I met some locals from the RAAF (the Royal Australian Air Force) and asked them to take me to their favorite local restaurant and we ended up at a KFC! The Senior Chief Sonarman dismissed the sighting but when the submarine breached, the Sonarman ran down to the Combat Information Center! Here was the last 'true' cruiser built by the Navy. During this time, it was decided the Navy needed more recruits from the Hispanic community. USSLong Beach(CGN9)arrived back at the west coast on 4 July where, after a welldeserved period of rest, she resumed the exercises and operations which would keep her well prepared for her return to Vietnam the following year. The Talos missile system and the SCANFAR radar system were just a couple of them. She was commissioned on September 9, 1961 under the command of then-Captain Eugene Parks Wilkinson, who had previously served as the first commanding officer for the USS Nautilus. On the way out, he pulled out a list of places that were 'off limits' from his pocket and crossed off the place we'd just left and announced: "now we know why that place is on the list!. 400 Hz motor-generator maintenance school was six weeks long and in San Diego, so I would also get six weeks at home with my family. It takes almost two years of training before a nuclear-trained crew member reports to their first ship. This would have got me in hot water with the Chief Recruiter and the Enlisted Programs Officer at the district headquarters. The area around my recruiting station did not have a significant number of Hispanic residents, however, the school district was very good and we were able to get a good number of applicants for the Navy's Nuclear Propulsion program so our lack of Hispanic recruits was usually overlooked. Additionally, the ship provided support for an on-board Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter unit. [20], A crew member aboard the USS Long Beach may have been exposed to abnormal levels of radiation in 1963,[21] and the ship was leaking radioactive coolant in 1991. March 1970 Overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. I graduated from high school in San Diego in June 1972 and attended Mesa Community College for a while, but wasn't ready. 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