Echo vs Sturgeon
Echo vs Sturgeon at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 3,640 tons, length 115 vs 89 m, speed 15 vs 15 knots, crew 109 vs 107.
Specifications
|
Echo |
Sturgeon |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Year introduced |
1960 |
1967 |
| Number built |
34 units |
37 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,486 tons |
3,640 tons |
| Maximum speed |
15.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
30,000 nm |
Unlimited |
| Length |
115.4 m |
89.1 m |
| Beam |
9.3 m |
9.7 m |
| Crew |
109 |
107 |
| Max depth |
300 m |
400 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Echo |
Sturgeon |
| Armament |
- 8 × P-6 cruise missiles
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
- 2 × 400 mm (16 in) stern torpedo tubes
|
- 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 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts |
1 × S5W pressurized water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, total 15,000 shp (11,000 kW), 1 shaft |
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Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Sturgeon-class's 3,640 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Sturgeon-class?
Both the Echo-class and Sturgeon-class have a maximum speed of 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Echo-class has a range of 30,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Sturgeon-class's 89.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Sturgeon-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Sturgeon-class's 107 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 400 meters compared to the Echo-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Sturgeon-class?
The Sturgeon-class has been built in greater numbers with 37 vessels compared to 34 vessels of the Echo-class.
