Giuseppe Garibaldi vs Nimitz
Giuseppe Garibaldi vs Nimitz at a glance — displacement 14,150 vs 100,000 tons, length 180 vs 332 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 830 vs 5,000.
Specifications
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Giuseppe Garibaldi |
Nimitz |
| Origin |
🇮🇹 Italy |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
Fincantieri |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Year introduced |
1985 |
1975 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$900 million |
$4,500 million |
| Displacement |
14,150 tons |
100,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
7,000 nm at 20 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
180.2 m |
332.8 m |
| Beam |
33.4 m |
76.8 m |
| Crew |
830 |
5,000 |
Armament & Systems
|
Giuseppe Garibaldi |
Nimitz |
| Armament |
- 2 × Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow/Selenia Aspide SAM
- 3 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO
- 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes
- 4 × Otomat Mk 2 SSMs
|
- 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 |
4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines, 60,400 kW (81,000 hp); 6 × diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste B230/12, 9,360 kW (12,550 hp) |
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 Giuseppe Garibaldi-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class's 14,150 tons.
Which is faster, the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class has a range of 7,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class's 180.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class and Nimitz-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class's 830 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is more expensive at approximately $4.5 billion per unit compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class at $900 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class.