America vs Mistral
America vs Mistral at a glance — displacement 45,693 vs 21,500 tons, length 257 vs 199 m, speed 20 vs 19 knots, crew 1,059 vs 160.
Specifications
|
America |
Mistral |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Amphibious assault ship |
Landing helicopter dock |
| Manufacturer |
Huntington Ingalls Industries |
DCNS |
| Year introduced |
2014 |
2005 |
| Number built |
2 units |
5 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$3,364 million |
$477 million |
| Displacement |
45,693 tons |
21,500 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
19.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
10,700 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
257.0 m |
199.0 m |
| Beam |
32.0 m |
32.0 m |
| Crew |
1,059 |
160 |
Armament & Systems
|
America |
Mistral |
| 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
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- 2 × Simbad missile systems
- 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 gun
- 2 × 30 mm Breda-Mauser
- 2 x 7.62mm M134 miniguns
- 4 × 12.7 mm M2HB Browning machine guns
|
| 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 Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 × 7 MW), 2 five-bladed propellers powered by 3 Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 (6.2 MW) and 1 Wärtsilä Vasa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the America-class or Mistral-class?
The America-class has greater displacement at 45,693 tons compared to the Mistral-class's 21,500 tons.
Which is faster, the America-class or Mistral-class?
The America-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Mistral-class's 19 knots.
Which is longer, the America-class or Mistral-class?
The America-class is longer at 257.0 meters compared to the Mistral-class's 199.0 meters.
How many crew members do the America-class and Mistral-class have?
The America-class has a larger crew complement of 1,059 compared to the Mistral-class's 160 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the America-class or Mistral-class?
The America-class is more expensive at approximately $3.4 billion per unit compared to the Mistral-class at $477 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the America-class or Mistral-class?
The Mistral-class has been built in greater numbers with 5 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the America-class.