Blue Ridge vs Juan Carlos I
Blue Ridge vs Juan Carlos I at a glance — displacement 19,176 vs 26,000 tons, length 193 vs 230 m, speed 23 vs 21 knots, crew 598 vs 261.
Specifications
|
Blue Ridge |
Juan Carlos I |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇪🇸 Spain |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Amphibious command and control ship |
Amphibious assault ship |
| Manufacturer |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
Navantia |
| Year introduced |
1970 |
2010 |
| Number built |
2 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$600 million |
| Displacement |
19,176 tons |
26,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
23.0 knots |
21.0 knots |
| Range |
13,000 nm at 16 knots |
9,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
193.0 m |
230.8 m |
| Beam |
33.0 m |
32.0 m |
| Crew |
598 |
261 |
Armament & Systems
|
Blue Ridge |
Juan Carlos I |
| Armament |
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system
- 2 × twin Mark 33 3"/50 caliber guns (removed)
- 2 × Mark 25 launchers (removed)
|
- 4 × RWS Sentinel 2.0
- 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
- 2 x BPDMS (FBNW)
- 1 x VLS (FBNW)
|
| Propulsion |
Two boilers, one geared turbine, one shaft; 22,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
2 × 11 MW POD, GE ITP LM2500 + Navantia MAN 16V32/40 |
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Which has greater displacement, the Blue Ridge-class or Juan Carlos I-class?
The Juan Carlos I-class has greater displacement at 26,000 tons compared to the Blue Ridge-class's 19,176 tons.
Which is faster, the Blue Ridge-class or Juan Carlos I-class?
The Blue Ridge-class is faster with a maximum speed of 23 knots compared to the Juan Carlos I-class's 21 knots.
Which has longer range, the Blue Ridge-class or Juan Carlos I-class?
The Blue Ridge-class has a longer range at 13,000 nautical miles compared to the Juan Carlos I-class's 9,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Blue Ridge-class or Juan Carlos I-class?
The Juan Carlos I-class is longer at 230.8 meters compared to the Blue Ridge-class's 193.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Blue Ridge-class and Juan Carlos I-class have?
The Blue Ridge-class has a larger crew complement of 598 compared to the Juan Carlos I-class's 261 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Blue Ridge-class or Juan Carlos I-class?
The Juan Carlos I-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Blue Ridge-class.