Bainbridge vs California
Bainbridge vs California at a glance — displacement 9,100 vs 10,600 tons, length 172 vs 179 m, speed 34 vs 30 knots, crew 556 vs 584.
Specifications
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Bainbridge |
California |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
Guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Bethlehem Steel |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Year introduced |
1962 |
1974 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
9,100 tons |
10,600 tons |
| Maximum speed |
34.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
172.0 m |
179.0 m |
| Beam |
17.6 m |
19.0 m |
| Crew |
556 |
584 |
Armament & Systems
|
Bainbridge |
California |
| Armament |
- 2 RIM-2 Terrier Mk-10 twin armed launchers (80 missiles)
- SM-2 Standard
- 2 x 3-inch/50
- MK 112 ASROC Launcher (8 missiles)
- 6 x 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes
- 8 Harpoon SSM
- 2 x Phalanx CIWS
|
- 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers
- 2 × 5 inch/54 caliber Mk 45 lightweight guns
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 1 × ASROC missile launcher
- 2 × Mk 13 missile launchers for RIM-66D Standard missiles (MR)
- 6 × 12.75" torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes
- 4 × .50 caliber machine guns
|
| Propulsion |
60,000 shp; 2 G.E. Reactors (D2G), Geared Turbines, 2 screws |
2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Bainbridge-class or California-class?
The California-class has greater displacement at 10,600 tons compared to the Bainbridge-class's 9,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Bainbridge-class or California-class?
The Bainbridge-class is faster with a maximum speed of 34 knots compared to the California-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bainbridge-class or California-class?
Both the Bainbridge-class and California-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Bainbridge-class or California-class?
The California-class is longer at 179.0 meters compared to the Bainbridge-class's 172.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Bainbridge-class and California-class have?
The California-class has a larger crew complement of 584 compared to the Bainbridge-class's 556 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bainbridge-class or California-class?
The California-class has been built in greater numbers with 2 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Bainbridge-class.