Kiev vs Nimitz
Kiev vs Nimitz at a glance — displacement 45,000 vs 100,000 tons, length 273 vs 332 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 1,200 vs 5,000.
Specifications
|
Kiev |
Nimitz |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Aircraft cruiser |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Year introduced |
1975 |
1975 |
| Number built |
4 units |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$4,500 million |
| Displacement |
45,000 tons |
100,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
13,000 nm at 18 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
273.0 m |
332.8 m |
| Beam |
53.0 m |
76.8 m |
| Crew |
1,200 |
5,000 |
Armament & Systems
|
Kiev |
Nimitz |
| Armament |
- 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles
- 2 dual-purpose guns
- 8 close-in weapons systems
- 10 torpedo tubes
- P-500 Bazalt SSM launchers
- M-11 Shtorm SAM launchers
- 4K33 Osa-M launchers
- RPK-1 Vikhr nuclear depth charge launcher
- RBU-6000 antisubmarine rocket launchers
|
- 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 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts |
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 Kiev-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Kiev-class's 45,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Kiev-class or Nimitz-class?
The Kiev-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Nimitz-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kiev-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Kiev-class has a range of 13,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kiev-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the Kiev-class's 273.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kiev-class and Nimitz-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the Kiev-class's 1,200 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kiev-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kiev-class.