California vs Leahy
California vs Leahy at a glance — displacement 10,600 vs 7,800 tons, length 179 vs 162 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots.
Specifications
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California |
Leahy |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
Bath Iron Works |
| Year introduced |
1974 |
1962 |
| Number built |
2 units |
9 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$36 million |
| Displacement |
10,600 tons |
7,800 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
8,000 nm at 20 knots |
| Length |
179.0 m |
162.0 m |
| Beam |
19.0 m |
17.0 m |
| Crew |
584 |
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Armament & Systems
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California |
Leahy |
| 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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- 2 × Mark 10 Terrier SAM
- 1 × ASROC ASW system
- 4 × 3 in(76 mm)guns (replaced by Harpoon missiles during 1980s)
- 6 × 12.75 in(324 mm)ASW TT
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
|
| Propulsion |
2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
2 × steam turbines providing 85,000 shp (63 MW); 2 shafts; 4 × boilers |
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Which has greater displacement, the California-class or Leahy-class?
The California-class has greater displacement at 10,600 tons compared to the Leahy-class's 7,800 tons.
Which is faster, the California-class or Leahy-class?
The Leahy-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 Leahy-class?
The California-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Leahy-class has a range of 8,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the California-class or Leahy-class?
The California-class is longer at 179.0 meters compared to the Leahy-class's 162.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the California-class or Leahy-class?
The Leahy-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the California-class.