LONG BEACH SEA RANGE

Abstract

The Long Beach Sea Range covers a sea area of approximately 476 square miles off the coast of Long Beach, California. Supporting shore facilities are located at the Long Beach Naval Station. The location of these facilities with relation to other NOTS range facilities is illustrated on the map facing this page. Fleet support is provided by specially equipped vessels assigned to NOTS and manned by Navy crews. Aircraft, submarines and additional surface vessel support is provided by Pacific Fleet when required for evaluation or proofing of weapons or weapon systems. The primary purpose of the Long Beach Sea Range is the development testing and evaluation of underwater ordnance and ASW systems. In addition, underwater acoustic studies are conducted and underwater detection methods and equipment are tested and evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609824

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Command Centers
  • Deep Depth
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Instrumentation
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Radio Communications
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Underwater Ordnance

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.