Astute vs Los Angeles
Astute vs Los Angeles at a glance — displacement 7,400 vs 6,082 tons, length 97 vs 110 m, speed 10 vs 15 knots, crew 98 vs 129.
Specifications
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Astute |
Los Angeles |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
BAE Systems Submarines |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Year introduced |
2010 |
1976 |
| Number built |
6 units |
62 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$2,112 million |
$900 million |
| Displacement |
7,400 tons |
6,082 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
97.0 m |
110.0 m |
| Beam |
11.3 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
98 |
129 |
| Max depth |
300 m |
450 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Astute |
Los Angeles |
| Armament |
- 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
- Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
|
- 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)
|
| Propulsion |
1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor; MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators |
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) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Astute-class has greater displacement at 7,400 tons compared to the Los Angeles-class's 6,082 tons.
Which is faster, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Astute-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
Both the Astute-class and Los Angeles-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class is longer at 110.0 meters compared to the Astute-class's 97.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Astute-class and Los Angeles-class have?
The Los Angeles-class has a larger crew complement of 129 compared to the Astute-class's 98 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 450 meters compared to the Astute-class's 300 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Astute-class is more expensive at approximately $2.1 billion per unit compared to the Los Angeles-class at $900 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Astute-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class has been built in greater numbers with 62 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Astute-class.
