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Specifications
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Akula |
Los Angeles |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Year introduced |
1984 |
1976 |
| Number built |
15 units |
62 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,550 million |
$900 million |
| Displacement |
8,140 tons |
6,082 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
110.3 m |
110.0 m |
| Beam |
13.6 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
73 |
129 |
| Max depth |
600 m |
450 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Akula |
Los Angeles |
| Armament |
- 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes)
- 4 x 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes)
- 1–3 x Igla-M surface-to-air missile launcher
- Granat cruise missiles
- Kalibr cruise missiles
- Type 53 torpedoes
- RPK-2 missile
- RPK-6 missile
- Type 65 torpedoes
- RPK-7 missile
- Naval mines
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- 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 37 × Mk 48 torpedo
- Tomahawk land attack missile
- Harpoon anti-ship missile
- Mk 67 mobile mines
- Mk 60 CAPTOR mines
- 12-tube VLS (FLTII and 688i FLTIII)
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| Propulsion |
one 190 MW OK-650B/OK-650M pressurized water nuclear reactor, 1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW), 2 OK-2 Turbo generators producing 2 MW, 1 seven-bladed propeller, 2 OK-300 retractable electric propulsors |
1 × S6G nuclear reactor (150–165 MW), 2 × steam turbines (30,000–33,500) shp, 1 × shaft, 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Akula-class has greater displacement at 8,140 tons compared to the Los Angeles-class's 6,082 tons.
Which is faster, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Akula-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
Both the Akula-class and Los Angeles-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Akula-class is longer at 110.3 meters compared to the Los Angeles-class's 110.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Akula-class and Los Angeles-class have?
The Los Angeles-class has a larger crew complement of 129 compared to the Akula-class's 73 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Akula-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Los Angeles-class's 450 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Akula-class is more expensive at approximately $1.6 billion per unit compared to the Los Angeles-class at $900 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Akula-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class has been built in greater numbers with 62 vessels compared to 15 vessels of the Akula-class.
