Boats - Sailing - Ships
Jul. 07, 1959 - First US- Nuclear surface ship launched. In Quincy (Quincy)/ Massachusetts on July 14th, 1959 the first nuclear - powered surface ship, the cruiser Long beach (14, 000 tons) was launched. The Long beach is powered by twin nuclear reactor, photo shows The cruiser Long Beach on the wharf
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13191748
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46931606
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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