Foch/Sao Paulo vs Nimitz
Foch/Sao Paulo vs Nimitz at a glance — displacement 32,800 vs 100,000 tons, length 265 vs 332 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 1,338 vs 5,000.
Specifications
|
Foch/Sao Paulo |
Nimitz |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
DCN, St-Nazaire (France) |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Year introduced |
1963 |
1975 |
| Number built |
2 units |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$4,500 million |
| Displacement |
32,800 tons |
100,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
7,500 nm at 18 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
265.0 m |
332.8 m |
| Beam |
51.2 m |
76.8 m |
| Crew |
1,338 |
5,000 |
Armament & Systems
|
Foch/Sao Paulo |
Nimitz |
| Armament |
- 8 × 100 mm turrets (originally)
- 2 × SACP Crotale EDIR systems (52 missiles)
- 5 × 12.7 mm machine guns
- 2 × Sadral launchers for 6 Mistral missiles each
|
- 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 |
2 shafts; 4 × steam turbines; 6 × Indret boilers with a power of 126,000 shp (94,000 kW) |
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 Foch/Sao Paulo-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Foch/Sao Paulo-class's 32,800 tons.
Which is faster, the Foch/Sao Paulo-class or Nimitz-class?
The Foch/Sao Paulo-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Nimitz-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Foch/Sao Paulo-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Foch/Sao Paulo-class has a range of 7,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Foch/Sao Paulo-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the Foch/Sao Paulo-class's 265.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Foch/Sao Paulo-class and Nimitz-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the Foch/Sao Paulo-class's 1,338 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Foch/Sao Paulo-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Foch/Sao Paulo-class.