In the US, the world's first nuclear cruiser is sold for scrap

In the USA, the world's first Long Beach nuclear power cruiser is put up for sale, Reuters reports.

Launched in 1961, the ship was decommissioned at 1995 and it’s already been laid up for 17 for years. At the time of construction, he could also boast the world's highest captain's bridge. In addition, as stated by the official story Naval fleet USA, Long Beach is the last American cruiser with teak decks.

However, retired US military ships are not always sent for scrap. Some of them were stoked at sea, sold to other countries and even turned into museums of maritime history.

However, the Long Beach honorary pension does not seem to threaten. “I’m sure that Long Beach was always planned to be scrapped. We don’t do a lot of museums from ships,” spokesman for the US Navy’s technical command Pat Dowlan.

All US nuclear cruisers were retired from the fleet during the funding cut at the start of the 1990s.

It is also noted that the buyer Long Beach, reworking the ship, will receive 10 000 tons of steel, 480 kilometers of electrical cables and 450 tons of aluminum at the exit.

It is noteworthy that the cruiser was specially built to interact with the most "old" operating US aircraft carrier Enterprise, which next year will also retire.

Comments

[soldat1945]

Damn, let the entire fleet be handed over for scrap metal, they would immediately become the most democratic country in the world by their own example of disarmament, "cut Shura's weights, they are golden!"

[Bismarck]

But Interpris has not been written off yet! He also served "world democracy"! One "treacherous" attack of Barbaric Iran and the problem of disposal will be solved!

[Teploteh - nick]

Quote: Bismarck

One "treacherous" attack of Barbaric Iran and the problem of disposal will be solved!

That's for sure. And there will be a "worthy" reason for Amers - to give an asymmetric YaResponse on Iran.
Already in something and in the bases, intrigues and false intrigues - Amera master!

[Eugene]

A terrible weapon for its time was.

[itr]

Well what do we bet gentlemen
how and in what ways will this ship be in china ??

[Loki77]

How scrap will be bought by China. Most likely so.

[Armata]

Although an enemy ship always deserves respect for itself, each of them is unique in its own way. Sorry for the cruiser.

[Eugene]

Well, it’s not all about turning it into museums, besides, I don’t really know, I’m not an expert, how, in this case, to remove the reactor, so that then everything is neatly “darned” for a museum state.
The Americans, unlike us, already have plenty of beautiful museum ships: battleships Wisconsin, Missouri, New Jersey, and aircraft carriers. And we have, on a vskidku, from that era only "Mikhail Kutuzov" and that cruiser.

[itr]

So in my opinion this cruiser in Novorossiysk is worth it if it was on it.
I remember my wife outraged that we did not spend our vacation on the beach, but were hanging around in all kinds of dishes. I had to promise her that I would throw him overboard, but not at sea, but at the pier.

[Armata]

Quote: itr

So in my opinion this cruiser in Novorossiysk is worth it if it was on it

And there is. Well, a good attitude towards his wife

Quote: Eugene

Well, do not turn vsezh into museums

No, of course, but in relation to the ship it would be much more respectful to simply flood it than to tear on metal.

[Tirpitz]

In the photo he is beautiful, now all rusty is standing.

[Recon]

Literally two weeks ago I climbed Novorossiysk once again, I didn’t notice much rust.

[UzRus]

Handsome !!!

[Tersky]

Quote: Eugene

And we have, on a vskidku, from that era only "Mikhail Kutuzov" and that cruiser.

But we have the "Aurora", once it has washed the whole world upside down So the Samov ships are resting. And on the topic I agree with you completely, we do not protect the history of the fleet.

[Bashkaus]

I completely agree, whatever you say, this is history, he is the first and should remain the first, maybe I would put them together with the interpraise. But it is definitely impossible to destroy! (talking about a specific cruiser)

[with]

Started?)))

[Bashkaus]

Hey! You please stop throwing out posters of this kind on the Internet. The Americans have Interprice in an extreme campaign, well, nafig, suddenly someone from the team will be impressed by what they saw! (And the worst of the worst emoticons)

[FREGATENKAPITAN]

...Yes! It’s always a pity the departing ships ..... sailors know this .....

But it is better to leave with honor and a solemn lowering of the flag for scrap metal than like the former pride of the Northern Fleet 69 bis pr. KR "Murmansk" which now rests on stones in the Norwegian fjords
(my father served on it)

[UzRus]

Damn, is this by chance not a battleship? What is so disrespectful to the ship ...

[Eugene]

It is written above, the cruiser "Murmansk". They were transported to India for scrap. During a storm, the tugs broke the cables and was thrown onto the rocks. By the way, there is already little of it left, they cut it up. Photos are too old.

[Armata]

He preferred to die in his element, rather than being sawn into fragments.

[Lord of the Sith]

I somehow dropped the list, the Americans this year to write off a few light cruisers.

Cruisers URO
type "Ticonderoga" (Ticonderoga) - 22
CG-52 “Bunker Hill”, 1986
CG-53 "Mobile Bay" (Mobile Bay), 1987
CG-54 "Antietam", 1987
CG-55 “Leyte Gulf”, 1987
CG-56 "San Jacinto" (San Jacinto), 1988
CG-57 “Lake Champlain”, 1988
CG-58 “Philippine Sea”, 1989
CG-59 Princeton, 1989; Planned to be decommissioned in 2014
CG-60 Normandy, 1989, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2013
CG-61 "Monterey", 1990
CG-62 Chancellorsville, 1989
CG-63 Cowpens, 1991. Planned to be decommissioned in 2014.
Gettysburg CG-64, 1991, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2014
CG-65 Chosin, 1991. Planned to be decommissioned in 2014.
CG-66 Hue City, 1991. Planned to be decommissioned in 2014.
CG-67 "Shiloh" (Shiloh), 1992
CG-68 "Anzio" (Anzio), 1992. Planned to be decommissioned in 2013.
CG-69 “Vicksburg”, 1992. Planned to be decommissioned in 2013.
CG-70 “Lake Erie”, 1993
CG-71 Cape St. George, 1993. Planned to be decommissioned in 2013.
CG-72 “Vella Gulf”, 1993
CG-73 "Port Royal" (Port Royal), 1994

[Eugene]

I have a question for the fleet specialists. Why are often often the first ships in a series that were built later to be decommissioned?
Like in the list above: CG-71 and CG-58, for example? Is there really such a big imbalance in the number of miles traveled (and therefore the wear of the power plant and the hull)?

[Armata]

Like that. Plus, you need to add the total number and cost of repairs, the cost of modernization (if this project can be upgraded) Or the start of production of more modern ships of the same class.

[Delink]

The good news is, let them send more to retirement (in scrap metal).

[suharev-52]

I wonder where he will go for scrap? As far as I know, not all metallurgical plants specialize in radioactive scrap metal. Sincerely.