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USS Long Beach: The U.S. Navy's 'Last' Cruiser Was a Nuclear 'Monster' Russia Hated
For air defense, she sported the RIM-2 Terrier missile system, which was later upgraded to the RIM-67 Standard missile system. USS Long Beach was powered by two C1W nuclear reactors, which ...
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Rocket fired from Scottish isle destroyed in space
The frigate's crew alerted a US Navy warship which fired a missile to intercept and destroy the rocket above the Earth's atmosphere. The Terrier Oriole rocket was used to represent a ballistic ...