Akula vs Sturgeon
Akula vs Sturgeon at a glance — displacement 8,140 vs 3,640 tons, length 110 vs 89 m, speed 10 vs 15 knots, crew 73 vs 107.
Specifications
|
Akula |
Sturgeon |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Year introduced |
1984 |
1967 |
| Number built |
15 units |
37 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,550 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
8,140 tons |
3,640 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
110.3 m |
89.1 m |
| Beam |
13.6 m |
9.7 m |
| Crew |
73 |
107 |
| Max depth |
600 m |
400 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Akula |
Sturgeon |
| 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
|
- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) amidship torpedo tubes
- Mark 48 and Mk-48 ADCAP torpedoes
- Harpoon missiles
- Tomahawk missiles
- SUBROC anti-submarine missiles
- Mark 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mines
- Mark 60 CAPTOR mines
|
| 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 × S5W pressurized water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, total 15,000 shp (11,000 kW), 1 shaft |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Akula-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Akula-class has greater displacement at 8,140 tons compared to the Sturgeon-class's 3,640 tons.
Which is faster, the Akula-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-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 Sturgeon-class?
Both the Akula-class and Sturgeon-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Akula-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Akula-class is longer at 110.3 meters compared to the Sturgeon-class's 89.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Akula-class and Sturgeon-class have?
The Sturgeon-class has a larger crew complement of 107 compared to the Akula-class's 73 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Akula-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Akula-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Sturgeon-class's 400 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Akula-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-class has been built in greater numbers with 37 vessels compared to 15 vessels of the Akula-class.
