Delta III vs Los Angeles
Delta III vs Los Angeles at a glance — displacement 7,800 vs 6,082 tons, length 139 vs 110 m, speed 12 vs 15 knots, crew 120 vs 129.
Specifications
|
Delta III |
Los Angeles |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Year introduced |
1976 |
1976 |
| Number built |
18 units |
62 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$900 million |
| Displacement |
7,800 tons |
6,082 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
139.0 m |
110.0 m |
| Beam |
12.0 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
120 |
129 |
| Max depth |
320 m |
450 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Delta III |
Los Angeles |
| Armament |
- D-9 launch tubes for 12 R-29 (SS-N-8 Sawfly) SLBMs
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes
|
- 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 37 × Mk 48 torpedo
- Tomahawk land attack missile
- Harpoon anti-ship missile
- Mk 67 mobile mines
- Mk 60 CAPTOR mines
- 12-tube VLS (FLTII and 688i FLTIII)
|
| Propulsion |
2 pressurized water-cooled reactors powering 2 steam turbines driving 2 shafts and each developing 38.7 MW (51,900 shp) |
1 × S6G nuclear reactor (150–165 MW), 2 × steam turbines (30,000–33,500) shp, 1 × shaft, 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Delta III-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Delta III-class has greater displacement at 7,800 tons compared to the Los Angeles-class's 6,082 tons.
Which is faster, the Delta III-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Delta III-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the Delta III-class or Los Angeles-class?
Both the Delta III-class and Los Angeles-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Delta III-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Delta III-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Los Angeles-class's 110.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Delta III-class and Los Angeles-class have?
The Los Angeles-class has a larger crew complement of 129 compared to the Delta III-class's 120 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Delta III-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 450 meters compared to the Delta III-class's 320 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Delta III-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class has been built in greater numbers with 62 vessels compared to 18 vessels of the Delta III-class.
