Long Beach vs Virginia
Long Beach vs Virginia at a glance — displacement 15,540 vs 11,853 tons, length 219 vs 179 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 1,160 vs 579.
Specifications
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Long Beach |
Virginia |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Year introduced |
1961 |
1976 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$320 million |
$675 million |
| Displacement |
15,540 tons |
11,853 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
219.8 m |
179.0 m |
| Beam |
21.8 m |
19.0 m |
| Crew |
1,160 |
579 |
Armament & Systems
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Long Beach |
Virginia |
| 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
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- 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers for 68 missiles (RIM-66 Standard Missiles (MR) / RUR-5 ASROC)
- 8 × Tomahawk missile (from 2 armored-box launchers)
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon (from two Mk-141 quad launchers)
- 4 × Mk 46 torpedoes (from fixed single tubes)
- 2 × Mk-45 5-inch/54 caliber rapid-fire gun
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns
- 6 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns
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| Propulsion |
2 C1W nuclear reactors; 2 General Electric turbines; 80,000 shp (60 MW); 2 propellers |
2 General Electric D2G nuclear reactors, two shafts, 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?
The Long Beach-class has greater displacement at 15,540 tons compared to the Virginia-class's 11,853 tons.
Which is faster, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Long Beach-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?
Both the Long Beach-class and Virginia-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?
The Long Beach-class is longer at 219.8 meters compared to the Virginia-class's 179.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Long Beach-class and Virginia-class have?
The Long Beach-class has a larger crew complement of 1,160 compared to the Virginia-class's 579 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is more expensive at approximately $675 million per unit compared to the Long Beach-class at $320 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Long Beach-class.