Nimitz vs Queen Elizabeth
Nimitz vs Queen Elizabeth at a glance — displacement 100,000 vs 70,600 tons, length 332 vs 284 m, speed 30 vs 25 knots, crew 5,000 vs 679.
Specifications
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Nimitz |
Queen Elizabeth |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
Aircraft Carrier Alliance |
| Year introduced |
1975 |
2017 |
| Number built |
10 units |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$4,500 million |
$4,850 million |
| Displacement |
100,000 tons |
70,600 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
25.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
10,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
332.8 m |
284.0 m |
| Beam |
76.8 m |
73.0 m |
| Crew |
5,000 |
679 |
Armament & Systems
|
Nimitz |
Queen Elizabeth |
| Armament |
- 2–3 × Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems (8 × RIM-162 ESSM or RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles each)
- 3–4 × Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching Systems (21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles each)
- Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
|
- 3 × Phalanx CIWS
- 4 × 30-mm DS30M Mk2 guns
- 6 × 7.62 mm Miniguns
- 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) Browning heavy machine guns
|
| Propulsion |
2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (190 MW) |
Integrated electric propulsion: 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 36 MW gas turbine engines, 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines (40 MW), 4 × GE Power Conversion 20 MW Advanced Induction Motors |
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Which has greater displacement, the Nimitz-class or Queen Elizabeth-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Queen Elizabeth-class's 70,600 tons.
Which is faster, the Nimitz-class or Queen Elizabeth-class?
The Nimitz-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Queen Elizabeth-class's 25 knots.
Which has longer range, the Nimitz-class or Queen Elizabeth-class?
The Nimitz-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Queen Elizabeth-class has a range of 10,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Nimitz-class or Queen Elizabeth-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the Queen Elizabeth-class's 284.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Nimitz-class and Queen Elizabeth-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the Queen Elizabeth-class's 679 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Nimitz-class or Queen Elizabeth-class?
The Queen Elizabeth-class is more expensive at approximately $4.8 billion per unit compared to the Nimitz-class at $4.5 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Nimitz-class or Queen Elizabeth-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Queen Elizabeth-class.