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[[Image:TaskForce One.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{TaskForce One.jpg/credit}}<br />Operation ''Sea Orbit'': On July 31, [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CVAN-65)]] (bottom), USS ''Long Beach'' (CGN-9) (center), and [[USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)|USS ''Bainbridge'' (DLGN-25)]] (top) formed "Task Force One," the first nuclear-powered Task Force, and were sent on a 30,565-mile, 65-day voyage around the world.]]
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USS Long Beach (CGN-9) [r]: Single-ship class, a U.S. nuclear-propelled cruiser intended as an aircraft carrier escort; only Cold War cruiser with substantial armor; purpose-built as missile ship with guns later added [e]

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Operation Sea Orbit: On July 31, USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) (bottom), USS Long Beach (CGN-9) (center), and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25) (top) formed "Task Force One," the first nuclear-powered Task Force, and were sent on a 30,565-mile, 65-day voyage around the world.