Blue Ridge vs Landing Craft Air Cushion
Blue Ridge vs Landing Craft Air Cushion at a glance — displacement 19,176 vs 185 tons, length 193 vs 26 m, speed 23 vs 70 knots, crew 598 vs 5.
Specifications
|
Blue Ridge |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Amphibious vessel |
Amphibious vessel |
| Type |
Amphibious command and control ship |
Landing craft |
| Manufacturer |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
Textron Marine and Land Systems |
| Year introduced |
1970 |
1986 |
| Number built |
2 units |
97 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$24 million |
| Displacement |
19,176 tons |
185 tons |
| Maximum speed |
23.0 knots |
70.0 knots |
| Range |
13,000 nm at 16 knots |
300 nm at 35 knots |
| Length |
193.0 m |
26.8 m |
| Beam |
33.0 m |
14.0 m |
| Crew |
598 |
5 |
Armament & Systems
|
Blue Ridge |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
| 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)
|
- Two M240B machine guns
- Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher
|
| Propulsion |
Two boilers, one geared turbine, one shaft; 22,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Blue Ridge-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Blue Ridge-class has greater displacement at 19,176 tons compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 185 tons.
Which is faster, the Blue Ridge-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class is faster with a maximum speed of 70 knots compared to the Blue Ridge-class's 23 knots.
Which has longer range, the Blue Ridge-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Blue Ridge-class has a longer range at 13,000 nautical miles compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Blue Ridge-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Blue Ridge-class is longer at 193.0 meters compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 26.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Blue Ridge-class and Landing Craft Air Cushion-class have?
The Blue Ridge-class has a larger crew complement of 598 compared to the Landing Craft Air Cushion-class's 5 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Blue Ridge-class or Landing Craft Air Cushion-class?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion-class has been built in greater numbers with 97 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Blue Ridge-class.