Kara vs Long Beach
Kara vs Long Beach at a glance — displacement 9,700 vs 15,540 tons, length 173 vs 219 m, speed 34 vs 30 knots, crew 380 vs 1,160.
Specifications
|
Kara |
Long Beach |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
61 Communards Shipyard |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
| Year introduced |
1971 |
1961 |
| Number built |
7 units |
1 unit |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$320 million |
| Displacement |
9,700 tons |
15,540 tons |
| Maximum speed |
34.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
9,000 nm at 15 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
173.2 m |
219.8 m |
| Beam |
18.6 m |
21.8 m |
| Crew |
380 |
1,160 |
Armament & Systems
|
Kara |
Long Beach |
| Armament |
- 2 × quad Metel Anti-Ship Complex anti-submarine missiles
- 2 × twin M-11 Shtorm surface-to-air missile launchers (80 missiles)
- 2 x twin 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile launchers (40 missiles)
- 2 × twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 naval guns
- 4 × 30 mm (1 in) AK-630 CIWS
- 2 × 5 533 mm (21 in) PTA-53-1134B torpedo tubes
- 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
- 2 × RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
- 24 × S-300F surface-to-air missiles (Azov)
|
- 2 × twin Mk-10 launchers with Terrier SAMs (later replaced with Standard ER SAMs)
- 1 × twin Mk-12 launcher with Talos SAMs (later removed)
- 1 × 8-cell ASROC launcher
- 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
- 2 × Mk-15 Vulcan-Phalanx 20mm CIWS
- 2 × triple 12.75 inch ASW torpedo tubes for Mk 44 or Mk 46 ASW torpedoes
- Launchers for 8 Harpoon missiles
- 2 Armored Box Launchers for a total of eight Tomahawk cruise missiles
|
| Propulsion |
2 shaft COGAG, 4 × DN59 2x DS71 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (89,000 kW) |
2 C1W nuclear reactors; 2 General Electric turbines; 80,000 shp (60 MW); 2 propellers |
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Which has greater displacement, the Kara-class or Long Beach-class?
The Long Beach-class has greater displacement at 15,540 tons compared to the Kara-class's 9,700 tons.
Which is faster, the Kara-class or Long Beach-class?
The Kara-class is faster with a maximum speed of 34 knots compared to the Long Beach-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kara-class or Long Beach-class?
The Long Beach-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Kara-class has a range of 9,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kara-class or Long Beach-class?
The Long Beach-class is longer at 219.8 meters compared to the Kara-class's 173.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Kara-class and Long Beach-class have?
The Long Beach-class has a larger crew complement of 1,160 compared to the Kara-class's 380 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kara-class or Long Beach-class?
The Kara-class has been built in greater numbers with 7 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Long Beach-class.