America vs Trieste
America vs Trieste at a glance — displacement 45,693 vs 38,000 tons, length 257 vs 245 m, speed 20 vs 25 knots, crew 1,059 vs 460.
Specifications
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America |
Trieste |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇮🇹 Italy |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Amphibious assault ship |
Landing helicopter dock |
| Manufacturer |
Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Fincantieri |
| Year introduced |
2014 |
2024 |
| Number built |
2 units |
1 unit |
| Estimated unit price |
$3,364 million |
$1,234 million |
| Displacement |
45,693 tons |
38,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
25.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
7,000 nm at 16 knots |
| Length |
257.0 m |
245.0 m |
| Beam |
32.0 m |
47.0 m |
| Crew |
1,059 |
460 |
Armament & Systems
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America |
Trieste |
| 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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- 3 x Oto Melara 76 mm/62 Strales anti-aircraft guns
- 3 x OTO Melara 25/80 RCWS with Oerlikon KBA 25 mm
- 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
- 2 x 8-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 Aster 15 and 30 missiles
|
| Propulsion |
Two gas turbines, two shafts, with 70,000 bhp (52,000 kW) total; Two 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) auxiliary propulsion engines |
CODOG scheme + electric engines: 2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (76,000 kW), 2 × MAN 20V32/44CR diesel engines (24,000 kW), 4 × MAN 9L32/44CR diesel generators (20,960 kW), 2 × 2,250 kW electric engines |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the America-class or Trieste-class?
The America-class has greater displacement at 45,693 tons compared to the Trieste-class's 38,000 tons.
Which is faster, the America-class or Trieste-class?
The Trieste-class is faster with a maximum speed of 25 knots compared to the America-class's 20 knots.
Which has longer range, the America-class or Trieste-class?
The Trieste-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the America-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the America-class or Trieste-class?
The America-class is longer at 257.0 meters compared to the Trieste-class's 245.0 meters.
How many crew members do the America-class and Trieste-class have?
The America-class has a larger crew complement of 1,059 compared to the Trieste-class's 460 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the America-class or Trieste-class?
The America-class is more expensive at approximately $3.4 billion per unit compared to the Trieste-class at $1.2 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the America-class or Trieste-class?
The America-class has been built in greater numbers with 2 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Trieste-class.