USS Long Beach
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Template:Italic title prefixed Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Long Beach, after the city of Long Beach, California:
- Template:USS, launched in 1892 as SS Yarrowdale, was a German cargo ship seized in 1917, in use until 1921, and sold the following year.
- Template:USS, launched in 1943, was a Template:Sclass that saw use from 1943 to 1945, before being loaned to the Soviet Navy and then in 1962 to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as Shii.
- Template:USS, launched in 1959, was the first nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the world, serving from 1961 to 1995, including service in the Vietnam War and Gulf War.