World's first nuclear warship to be sold for scrap

World's first nuclear warship to be sold for scrapThe world's first nuclear-powered surface warship, the USS Long Beach, was put up for auction as scrap metal on Tuesday to be dismantled and recycled, after spending the past 17 years mothballed in a naval shipyard in Washington state, Reuters reports from Seattle. The 219-meter vessel had a crew of more than 1,000 and could sail up to 50,000 kilometers without a recharge.She is the first American nuclear powered ship to be sold for scrap. Tags: warship, News, World, US Navy, Military news, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia