Enterprise vs Nimitz
Enterprise vs Nimitz at a glance — displacement 94,781 vs 100,000 tons, length 342 vs 332 m, speed 33 vs 30 knots, crew 5,828 vs 5,000.
Specifications
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Enterprise |
Nimitz |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Year introduced |
1961 |
1975 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$451 million |
$4,500 million |
| Displacement |
94,781 tons |
100,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
33.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
342.0 m |
332.8 m |
| Beam |
78.4 m |
76.8 m |
| Crew |
5,828 |
5,000 |
Armament & Systems
|
Enterprise |
Nimitz |
| Armament |
- 3 × NATO Sea Sparrow launchers (24 missiles)
- 3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
- 2 × RAM launchers (22 missiles)
|
- 2–3 × Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems (8 × RIM-162 ESSM or RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles each)
- 3–4 × Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching Systems (21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles each)
- Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
|
| Propulsion |
8 × Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors, 4 x Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 280,000 shp (210 MW) |
2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (190 MW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Enterprise-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Enterprise-class's 94,781 tons.
Which is faster, the Enterprise-class or Nimitz-class?
The Enterprise-class is faster with a maximum speed of 33 knots compared to the Nimitz-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Enterprise-class or Nimitz-class?
Both the Enterprise-class and Nimitz-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Enterprise-class or Nimitz-class?
The Enterprise-class is longer at 342.0 meters compared to the Nimitz-class's 332.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Enterprise-class and Nimitz-class have?
The Enterprise-class has a larger crew complement of 5,828 compared to the Nimitz-class's 5,000 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Enterprise-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is more expensive at approximately $4.5 billion per unit compared to the Enterprise-class at $451 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Enterprise-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Enterprise-class.