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Delta IV vs Los Angeles

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🇷🇺 Delta IV
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🇺🇸 Los Angeles
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Specifications
Delta IV 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 1972 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 400 m 450 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Delta IV 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)

Overview

The Delta IV and the Los Angeles are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 7,800 tons for the Delta IV vs 6,082 tons for the Los Angeles. The Delta IV reaches 12 knots vs 15 knots for the Los Angeles. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Delta IV vs 99,999 for the Los Angeles. The Delta IV carries a crew of 120 vs 129 for the Los Angeles. Submerged displacement is 10,000 tons for the Delta IV vs 6,927 tons for the Los Angeles. The Los Angeles can dive to 450 m compared to 400 m for the Delta IV.

The Delta IV was produced in 18 units vs 62 for the Los Angeles. The Delta IV was commissioned in 1972, 4 years before the Los Angeles (1976).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Delta IV-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Delta IV-class has greater displacement at 7,800 tons compared to the Los Angeles-class's 6,082 tons.
Which is faster, the Delta IV-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Delta IV-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the Delta IV-class or Los Angeles-class?
Both the Delta IV-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 IV-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Delta IV-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Los Angeles-class's 110.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Delta IV-class and Los Angeles-class have?
The Los Angeles-class has a larger crew complement of 129 compared to the Delta IV-class's 120 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Delta IV-class or Los Angeles-class?
The Los Angeles-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 450 meters compared to the Delta IV-class's 400 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Delta IV-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 IV-class.