LONG BEACH CGN 9

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Long Beach Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Nuclear) Originally ordered as CLG(N) Redesignated CGN-160 December 6 1956 Keel Laid December 2 1957 Renumbered CGN-9 July 1 1958 Launched July 14 1959 USS LONG BEACH CGN-9 Commissioned September 9 1961 - Decommissioned May 1 1995 Struck from Naval Register May 1 1995 Hulk currently awaiting recycling at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (1998)

Naval Covers

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1. USS Long Beach CGN-9 Covers Page 1    (1961-95)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2t(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37b

1961-09-09

Commissioning, cachet by Howard C. Koeppen
Undocumented use of this postmark for the Commissioning. The USCS Postmark Catalog states only the Type 2(n)(USS) being used. Courtesy of the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

Locy Type FDC 7ditnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37

1961-09-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1964-09-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37a

1985-01-09

Arrives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37b

1961-09-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37c

1971-09-09

10th Anniversary, Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (A,USS)

1987-08-16

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (B,USS)

1994-07-02

Deactivation, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) (USS)

1962-10-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37e

1961-12-20

Welcome Home, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 9-1nu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37g

1983-02-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1nu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37h

1989-12-02

22nd Anniversary of Keel Laying, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 9-1n+u (USS)

1991-01-24

Cachet by - Chuck & Kay Hall

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37i

1991-09-09

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-37j

1994-07-02

Deactivation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type Meter OPB2 (#1600290)

1992-04-07

Official Ship Cachet, serviced by Tom Armstrong for arrival at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

 

Other Information

LONG BEACH earned the following awards during her Naval career - Combat Action Ribbon - Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Medal - Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait).

NAMESAKE - Cities in California and New York.

There have been three ships in the US Navy that have borne the name LONG BEACH - USS Long Beach AK-9, USS Long Beach PF-34 and USS Long Beach CGN-9.

 

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