California vs Long Beach

California

United States guided-missile cruiser, introduced in 1974, propelled by two General Electric reactors.
Origin	🇺🇸 United States
Category	Cruiser
Type	Guided-missile cruiser
Manufacturer	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Year introduced	1974
Number built	2 units
Estimated unit price	NA

American nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, introduced in 1961, displaced 15,540 tons.
Origin	🇺🇸 United States
Category	Cruiser
Type	Nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser
Manufacturer	Bethlehem Steel Co.
Year introduced	1961
Number built	1 units
Estimated unit price	$320 million

Displacement	10,600 tons ◉
Maximum speed	30.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	179.0 m ◉
Beam	19.0 m ◉
Crew	584 ◉
Propulsion	2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Armament	2 × Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers 2 × 5 inch/54 caliber Mk 45 lightweight guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 1 × ASROC missile launcher 2 × Mk 13 missile launchers for RIM-66D Standard missiles (MR) 6 × 12.75" torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 4 × .50 caliber machine guns

Displacement	15,540 tons ◉
Maximum speed	30.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	219.8 m ◉
Beam	21.8 m ◉
Crew	1,160 ◉
Propulsion	2 C1W nuclear reactors; 2 General Electric turbines; 80,000 shp (60 MW); 2 propellers
Armament	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

Which has greater displacement, the California-class or Long Beach-class?

The Long Beach-class has greater displacement at 15,540 tons compared to the California-class's 10,600 tons.

Which is faster, the California-class or Long Beach-class?

The Long Beach-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the California-class's 30 knots.

Which has longer range, the California-class or Long Beach-class?

Both the California-class and Long Beach-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.

Which is longer, the California-class or Long Beach-class?

The Long Beach-class is longer at 219.8 meters compared to the California-class's 179.0 meters.

How many crew members do the California-class and Long Beach-class have?

The Long Beach-class has a larger crew complement of 1,160 compared to the California-class's 584 crew members.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the California-class or Long Beach-class?

The California-class has been built in greater numbers with 2 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Long Beach-class.