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Nimitz vs Ulyanovsk

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Specifications
Nimitz Ulyanovsk
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Type Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Manufacturer Newport News Shipbuilding Company Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Year introduced 1975 1995
Number built 10 units NA
Estimated unit price $4,500 million NA
Displacement 100,000 tons 85,000 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range Unlimited Unlimited
Length 332.8 m 321.2 m
Beam 76.8 m 83.9 m
Crew 5,000 3,400
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Armament & Systems
Nimitz Ulyanovsk
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
  • 12 × P-700 Granit SSMs
  • 3S90 Uragan SAMs
  • 8 × CADS-N-1 CIWS
  • 8 × AK-630 rotary anti-aircraft cannons
Propulsion 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (190 MW) 4 × KN-3 nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shp (210,000 kW)

Overview

The Nimitz and the Ulyanovsk are both Aircraft carrier classes.

Displacement is 100,000 tons for the Nimitz vs 85,000 tons for the Ulyanovsk. The Nimitz reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Ulyanovsk. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Nimitz vs 99,999 for the Ulyanovsk. The Nimitz carries a crew of 5,000 vs 3,400 for the Ulyanovsk.

The Nimitz was commissioned in 1975, 20 years before the Ulyanovsk (1995).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Nimitz-class or Ulyanovsk-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Ulyanovsk-class's 85,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Nimitz-class or Ulyanovsk-class?
The Ulyanovsk-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Nimitz-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Nimitz-class or Ulyanovsk-class?
Both the Nimitz-class and Ulyanovsk-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Nimitz-class or Ulyanovsk-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the Ulyanovsk-class's 321.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Nimitz-class and Ulyanovsk-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the Ulyanovsk-class's 3,400 crew members.