America vs Iwo Jima
America vs Iwo Jima at a glance — displacement 45,693 vs 18,474 tons, length 257 vs 180 m, speed 20 vs 22 knots, crew 1,059 vs 667.
Specifications
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America |
Iwo Jima |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Amphibious assault ship |
Amphibious assault ship |
| Manufacturer |
Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
2014 |
1961 |
| Number built |
2 units |
7 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$3,364 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
45,693 tons |
18,474 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
22.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
11,000 nm |
| Length |
257.0 m |
180.0 m |
| Beam |
32.0 m |
26.0 m |
| Crew |
1,059 |
667 |
Armament & Systems
|
America |
Iwo Jima |
| Armament |
- 2x Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
- 2x Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launchers
- 2x Phalanx CIWS
- 3x Mk 38 Machine Gun Systems
- 7x dual .50 caliber machine guns
|
- 2 × 2 3-inch (76 mm) / 50-caliber DP guns
- 8 cell Sea Sparrow BPDMS launchers
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
|
| Propulsion |
Two gas turbines, two shafts, with 70,000 bhp (52,000 kW) total; Two 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) auxiliary propulsion engines |
2 × 600 psi (4.1 MPa) boilers, one geared steam turbine, one shaft, 22,000 shaft horsepower (16 MW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the America-class or Iwo Jima-class?
The America-class has greater displacement at 45,693 tons compared to the Iwo Jima-class's 18,474 tons.
Which is faster, the America-class or Iwo Jima-class?
The Iwo Jima-class is faster with a maximum speed of 22 knots compared to the America-class's 20 knots.
Which is longer, the America-class or Iwo Jima-class?
The America-class is longer at 257.0 meters compared to the Iwo Jima-class's 180.0 meters.
How many crew members do the America-class and Iwo Jima-class have?
The America-class has a larger crew complement of 1,059 compared to the Iwo Jima-class's 667 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the America-class or Iwo Jima-class?
The Iwo Jima-class has been built in greater numbers with 7 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the America-class.