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USS Virginia: America’s Nuclear-Powered Cruiser

The nuclear-powered cruiser USS Virginia (CGN-38) was part of a bold U.S. Navy experiment to bring unlimited endurance and high-speed capability to surface combatants. In this video, we explore its ...
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The US Navy had a 'Trump-class battleship' 60 years ago: USS Long Beach as a massive nuclear cruiser built to fight Russia

The U.S. Navy is reviving the concept of a nuclear-powered surface combatant outside aircraft carriers for the future Trump-class battleship program — the first time since the Cold War the service has ...