Long Beach vs Truxtun
Long Beach vs Truxtun at a glance — displacement 15,540 vs 8,659 tons, length 219 vs 172 m, speed 30 vs 31 knots, crew 1,160 vs 492.
Specifications
|
Long Beach |
Truxtun |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Year introduced |
1961 |
1967 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
1 unit |
| Estimated unit price |
$320 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
15,540 tons |
8,659 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
31.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
219.8 m |
172.0 m |
| Beam |
21.8 m |
18.0 m |
| Crew |
1,160 |
492 |
Armament & Systems
|
Long Beach |
Truxtun |
| 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
|
- 1 5 in (130 mm)/54 DP Mk 42 gun
- 1 twin Mk 10 Mod 8 missile launcher for Standard ER and ASROC missiles
- 3 20-missile horizontal drums in magazine
- 2 x 2 12.75" Mk 32 fixed ASW torpedo tubes
- 2 x 4 Harpoon anti-ship missile tubes
- 2 x Phalanx CIWS
|
| Propulsion |
2 C1W nuclear reactors; 2 General Electric turbines; 80,000 shp (60 MW); 2 propellers |
2 GE pressurized-water D2G nuclear reactors, 2 shafts, 70,000 shp |
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Which has greater displacement, the Long Beach-class or Truxtun-class?
The Long Beach-class has greater displacement at 15,540 tons compared to the Truxtun-class's 8,659 tons.
Which is faster, the Long Beach-class or Truxtun-class?
The Truxtun-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Long Beach-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Long Beach-class or Truxtun-class?
Both the Long Beach-class and Truxtun-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Long Beach-class or Truxtun-class?
The Long Beach-class is longer at 219.8 meters compared to the Truxtun-class's 172.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Long Beach-class and Truxtun-class have?
The Long Beach-class has a larger crew complement of 1,160 compared to the Truxtun-class's 492 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Long Beach-class or Truxtun-class?
Both the Long Beach-class and Truxtun-class have been built in equal numbers with 1 vessels each.