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US Navy Prepares to Dispose of Historic USS Long Beach
The US Navy is seeking industry proposals to dispose of the historic USS Long Beach, a 721-foot-long behemoth that has languished at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard since its decommissioning in 1995. Once a powerful warship, the Long Beach now sits idle, its superstructure stripped and reactors defueled, awaiting its final fate.