Los Angeles vs Sierra

The Sierra-class has greater displacement at 7,200 tons compared to the Los Angeles-class's 6,082 tons.

The Los Angeles-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Sierra-class's 10 knots.

Both the Los Angeles-class and Sierra-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.

The Los Angeles-class is longer at 110.0 meters compared to the Sierra-class's 107.2 meters.

The Los Angeles-class has a larger crew complement of 129 compared to the Sierra-class's 61 crew members.

The Sierra-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Los Angeles-class's 450 meters.

The Los Angeles-class has been built in greater numbers with 62 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Sierra-class.

Los Angeles

United States nuclear attack submarine, introduced in 1976, displaced 6,082 tons.

Origin	🇺🇸 United States
Category	Submarine
Type	Nuclear attack submarine
Manufacturer	Newport News Shipbuilding
Year introduced	1976
Number built	62 units
Estimated unit price	$900 million

Soviet nuclear attack submarine, introduced in 1984, has a displacement of 7,200 tons.

Origin	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category	Submarine
Type	Nuclear attack submarine
Manufacturer	Krasnoye Sormovo
Year introduced	1984
Number built	4 units
Estimated unit price	NA

Displacement	6,082 tons ◉
Maximum speed	15.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	110.0 m ◉
Beam	10.0 m ◉
Crew	129 ◉
Max depth	450 m ◉
Propulsion	1 × S6G nuclear reactor (150–165 MW), 2 × steam turbines (30,000–33,500) shp, 1 × shaft, 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 37 × Mk 48 torpedo Tomahawk land attack missile Harpoon anti-ship missile Mk 67 mobile mines Mk 60 CAPTOR mines 12-tube VLS (FLTII and 688i FLTIII)

Displacement	7,200 tons ◉
Maximum speed	10.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	107.2 m ◉
Beam	12.3 m ◉
Crew	61 ◉
Max depth	600 m ◉
Propulsion	1 × PWR, 190 MW (HEU <= 45%), 2 × 1,002 hp (747 kW) emergency motors, 1 shaft, 2 spinners
Armament	4 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes (only Sierra I) 4 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 x Sierra II) SS-N-21 Sampson SLCM SS-N-15 Starfish anti-submarine weapon SS-N-16 Stallion 42 mines (instead of torpedoes)

Which has greater displacement, the Los Angeles-class or Sierra-class?

The Sierra-class has greater displacement at 7,200 tons compared to the Los Angeles-class's 6,082 tons.

Which is faster, the Los Angeles-class or Sierra-class?

The Los Angeles-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Sierra-class's 10 knots.

Which has longer range, the Los Angeles-class or Sierra-class?

Both the Los Angeles-class and Sierra-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.

Which is longer, the Los Angeles-class or Sierra-class?

The Los Angeles-class is longer at 110.0 meters compared to the Sierra-class's 107.2 meters.

How many crew members do the Los Angeles-class and Sierra-class have?

The Los Angeles-class has a larger crew complement of 129 compared to the Sierra-class's 61 crew members.

Which can dive deeper, the Los Angeles-class or Sierra-class?

The Sierra-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Los Angeles-class's 450 meters.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Los Angeles-class or Sierra-class?

The Los Angeles-class has been built in greater numbers with 62 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Sierra-class.