California vs Virginia
California vs Virginia at a glance — displacement 10,600 vs 11,853 tons, length 179 vs 179 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 584 vs 579.
Specifications
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California |
Virginia |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Year introduced |
1974 |
1976 |
| Number built |
2 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$675 million |
| Displacement |
10,600 tons |
11,853 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
179.0 m |
179.0 m |
| Beam |
19.0 m |
19.0 m |
| Crew |
584 |
579 |
Armament & Systems
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California |
Virginia |
| 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 × Mk 26 missile launchers for 68 missiles (RIM-66 Standard Missiles (MR) / RUR-5 ASROC)
- 8 × Tomahawk missile (from 2 armored-box launchers)
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon (from two Mk-141 quad launchers)
- 4 × Mk 46 torpedoes (from fixed single tubes)
- 2 × Mk-45 5-inch/54 caliber rapid-fire gun
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns
- 6 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns
|
| Propulsion |
2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
2 General Electric D2G nuclear reactors, two shafts, 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the California-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has greater displacement at 11,853 tons compared to the California-class's 10,600 tons.
Which is faster, the California-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the California-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the California-class or Virginia-class?
Both the California-class and Virginia-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the California-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is longer at 179.0 meters compared to the California-class's 179.0 meters.
How many crew members do the California-class and Virginia-class have?
The California-class has a larger crew complement of 584 compared to the Virginia-class's 579 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the California-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the California-class.