The 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:
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