Belknap vs California
Belknap vs California at a glance — displacement 7,930 vs 10,600 tons, length 167 vs 179 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 477 vs 584.
Specifications
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Belknap |
California |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Bath Iron Works |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Year introduced |
1964 |
1974 |
| Number built |
9 units |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,930 tons |
10,600 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
Unlimited |
| Length |
167.0 m |
179.0 m |
| Beam |
17.0 m |
19.0 m |
| Crew |
477 |
584 |
Armament & Systems
|
Belknap |
California |
| Armament |
- 1 × Mk 10 Mod 7 Guided Missile Launching System with 40 SM-2ER Standard missiles
- 20 × RUR-5 ASROC Antisubmarine Missiles
- 2 × 4 Harpoon missile launchers
- 2 × 3 Mark 46 torpedo launchers
- 1 × 5 Inch/54-caliber Mk. 42 gun
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
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- 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 |
four 1200 psi (8300 kPa) boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts. 85,000 shp (63,384 kW) |
2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Belknap-class or California-class?
The California-class has greater displacement at 10,600 tons compared to the Belknap-class's 7,930 tons.
Which is faster, the Belknap-class or California-class?
The Belknap-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the California-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Belknap-class or California-class?
The California-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Belknap-class has a range of 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Belknap-class or California-class?
The California-class is longer at 179.0 meters compared to the Belknap-class's 167.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Belknap-class and California-class have?
The California-class has a larger crew complement of 584 compared to the Belknap-class's 477 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Belknap-class or California-class?
The Belknap-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the California-class.