Bainbridge vs Virginia
Bainbridge vs Virginia at a glance — displacement 9,100 vs 11,853 tons, length 172 vs 179 m, speed 34 vs 30 knots, crew 556 vs 579.
Specifications
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Bainbridge |
Virginia |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Bethlehem Steel |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Year introduced |
1962 |
1976 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$675 million |
| Displacement |
9,100 tons |
11,853 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 |
579 |
Armament & Systems
|
Bainbridge |
Virginia |
| 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 26 missile launchers for 68 missiles (RIM-66 Standard Missiles (MR) / RUR-5 ASROC)
- 8 × Tomahawk missile (from 2 armored-box launchers)
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon (from two Mk-141 quad launchers)
- 4 × Mk 46 torpedoes (from fixed single tubes)
- 2 × Mk-45 5-inch/54 caliber rapid-fire gun
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns
- 6 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns
|
| Propulsion |
60,000 shp; 2 G.E. Reactors (D2G), Geared Turbines, 2 screws |
2 General Electric D2G nuclear reactors, two shafts, 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Bainbridge-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has greater displacement at 11,853 tons compared to the Bainbridge-class's 9,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Bainbridge-class or Virginia-class?
The Bainbridge-class is faster with a maximum speed of 34 knots compared to the Virginia-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bainbridge-class or Virginia-class?
Both the Bainbridge-class and Virginia-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Bainbridge-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-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 Virginia-class have?
The Virginia-class has a larger crew complement of 579 compared to the Bainbridge-class's 556 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bainbridge-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Bainbridge-class.