California vs Kirov
California vs Kirov at a glance — displacement 10,600 vs 28,000 tons, length 179 vs 252 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 584 vs 710.
Specifications
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California |
Kirov |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Heavy guided-missile cruiser / battlecruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
Baltic Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
1974 |
1980 |
| Number built |
2 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
10,600 tons |
28,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
179.0 m |
252.0 m |
| Beam |
19.0 m |
28.5 m |
| Crew |
584 |
710 |
Armament & Systems
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California |
Kirov |
| Armament |
- 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
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- 20 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM
- 96 × S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) surface-to-air missiles
- 48 × S-300F Fort and 48 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM
- 64 × 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) point defense SAM
- 40 × OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM
- 1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun
- 8 × AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns
- 6 × CADS-N-1 Kortik gun/missile system
- 2 × 6 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers
- 1 × 10 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers
- 10 × 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes
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| Propulsion |
2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
2-shaft CONAS, 2× KN-3 nuclear marine propulsion with 2× GT3A-688 steam turbines 140,000 shp (100,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the California-class or Kirov-class?
The Kirov-class has greater displacement at 28,000 tons compared to the California-class's 10,600 tons.
Which is faster, the California-class or Kirov-class?
The Kirov-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the California-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the California-class or Kirov-class?
Both the California-class and Kirov-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the California-class or Kirov-class?
The Kirov-class is longer at 252.0 meters compared to the California-class's 179.0 meters.
How many crew members do the California-class and Kirov-class have?
The Kirov-class has a larger crew complement of 710 compared to the California-class's 584 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the California-class or Kirov-class?
The Kirov-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the California-class.