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Long Beach-class cruiser
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Cruisers · United States · 1959
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Long Beach-class cruiser
Long Beach-class cruiser Photo: U.S. Navy · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 74
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
75
Air Defence
70
Multi-Role Capability
80
Sensors
75
Survivability
70
Endurance
85
Command Capability
80
Aviation
60
Strategic Impact
75
Cost-Effectiveness
65
Methodology ↗ → Cruisers ranking
Origin United States
ManufacturerBethlehem Steel
CategoryCruisers
EraEarly Cold War
In service1959
Operators1 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Cruisersranking ↗methodology ↗
74
Cruisers MASS Rating
1/11
Early Cold War
8/292
All-Time
Cruisers · 10 axes scored
Firepower
75
Air Defence
70
Multi-Role Capability
80
Sensors
75
Survivability
70
Endurance
85
Command Capability
80
Aviation
60
Strategic Impact
75
Cost-Effectiveness
65
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Long Beach-class cruiser
Category
Cruisers
Country
United States
Prime contractor
Bethlehem Steel
Production
1959–
Operators
1 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · EARLY COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
74
cruisers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1959Production started
67
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
United StatesACTIVE
Cruisers Early Cold War United States Bethlehem Steel
📚 Sources
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