Delta IV vs Sturgeon
Delta IV vs Sturgeon at a glance — displacement 7,800 vs 3,640 tons, length 139 vs 89 m, speed 12 vs 15 knots, crew 120 vs 107.
Specifications
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Delta IV |
Sturgeon |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Year introduced |
1984 |
1967 |
| Number built |
18 units |
37 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,800 tons |
3,640 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
139.0 m |
89.1 m |
| Beam |
12.0 m |
9.7 m |
| Crew |
120 |
107 |
| Max depth |
400 m |
400 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Delta IV |
Sturgeon |
| 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
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- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) amidship torpedo tubes
- Mark 48 and Mk-48 ADCAP torpedoes
- Harpoon missiles
- Tomahawk missiles
- SUBROC anti-submarine missiles
- Mark 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mines
- Mark 60 CAPTOR mines
|
| Propulsion |
2 pressurized water-cooled reactors powering 2 steam turbines driving 2 shafts and each developing 38.7 MW (51,900 shp) |
1 × S5W pressurized water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, total 15,000 shp (11,000 kW), 1 shaft |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Delta IV-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Delta IV-class has greater displacement at 7,800 tons compared to the Sturgeon-class's 3,640 tons.
Which is faster, the Delta IV-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-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 Sturgeon-class?
Both the Delta IV-class and Sturgeon-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Delta IV-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Delta IV-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Sturgeon-class's 89.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Delta IV-class and Sturgeon-class have?
The Delta IV-class has a larger crew complement of 120 compared to the Sturgeon-class's 107 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Delta IV-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 400 meters compared to the Delta IV-class's 400 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Delta IV-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-class has been built in greater numbers with 37 vessels compared to 18 vessels of the Delta IV-class.
