California vs Long Beach
California vs Long Beach at a glance — displacement 10,600 vs 15,540 tons, length 179 vs 219 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 584 vs 1,160.
Specifications
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California |
Long Beach |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
| Year introduced |
1974 |
1961 |
| Number built |
2 units |
1 unit |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$320 million |
| Displacement |
10,600 tons |
15,540 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
179.0 m |
219.8 m |
| Beam |
19.0 m |
21.8 m |
| Crew |
584 |
1,160 |
Armament & Systems
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California |
Long Beach |
| 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
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- 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
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| Propulsion |
2 × General Electric D2G reactors generating 60,000 shp (45,000 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 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.