Complex sentence: The USS "California" (CGN-36) was the fourth nuclear powered cruiser in the U.S. Navy; the previous three were the USS "Long Beach", "Bainbridge" and "Truxtun".
Split into simpler sentences: The USS "California" was the fourth nuclear powered cruiser in the U.S. Navy. The previous three were the USS "Long Beach", "Bainbridge" and "Truxtun".