Kirov vs Long Beach

Kirov

Ex-USSR battlecruiser, 28,000 tons displacement, propelled by a CONAS nuclear and steam turbine system.
Origin	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category	Cruiser
Type	Heavy guided-missile cruiser / battlecruiser
Manufacturer	Baltic Shipyard
Year introduced	1980
Number built	4 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	28,000 tons ◉
Maximum speed	32.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	252.0 m ◉
Beam	28.5 m ◉
Crew	710 ◉
Propulsion	2-shaft CONAS, 2× KN-3 nuclear marine propulsion with 2× GT3A-688 steam turbines 140,000 shp (100,000 kW)
Armament	20 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM 96 × S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) surface-to-air missiles 48 × S-300F Fort and 48 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM 64 × 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) point defense SAM 40 × OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM 1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun 8 × AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns 6 × CADS-N-1 Kortik gun/missile system 2 × 6 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers 1 × 10 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers 10 × 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes

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 Kirov-class or Long Beach-class?

The Kirov-class has greater displacement at 28,000 tons compared to the Long Beach-class's 15,540 tons.

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

The Kirov-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Long Beach-class's 30 knots.

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

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

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

The Kirov-class is longer at 252.0 meters compared to the Long Beach-class's 219.8 meters.

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

The Long Beach-class has a larger crew complement of 1,160 compared to the Kirov-class's 710 crew members.

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

The Kirov-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Long Beach-class.