Sierra vs Victor III

The Sierra-class has greater displacement at 7,200 tons compared to the Victor III-class's 6,990 tons.

The Victor III-class is faster with a maximum speed of 14 knots compared to the Sierra-class's 10 knots.

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

The Sierra-class is longer at 107.2 meters compared to the Victor III-class's 107.1 meters.

The Victor III-class has a larger crew complement of 100 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 Victor III-class's 400 meters.

The Victor III-class has been built in greater numbers with 48 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Sierra-class.

Sierra

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

Ex-USSR nuclear attack submarine, introduced in 1967, reached 32 knots and had a 100-man crew.

Origin	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category	Submarine
Type	Nuclear attack submarine
Manufacturer	Sudomekh Shipyard
Year introduced	1967
Number built	48 units
Estimated unit price	NA

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)

Displacement	6,990 tons ◉
Maximum speed	14.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	107.1 m ◉
Beam	10.0 m ◉
Crew	100 ◉
Max depth	400 m ◉
Propulsion	One VM-4P pressurized-water twin nuclear reactor (2x75 MW), 2 sets OK-300 steam turbines; 1 7-bladed or 2 4-bladed props; 31,000 shp (23,000 kW) at 290 shaft rpm
Armament	2 bow torpedo tubes, 650 mm (6 weapons – Type 88R / SS-N-16 Stallion ASW missiles, Type 65-76 torpedoes) 4 bow torpedo tubes, 533 mm (18 weapons – Type 83RN / Type 53-65K / USET-80 torpedoes, Type 84RN / SS-N-15 Starfish ASW missiles, VA-111 Shkval rocket torpedoes, MG-74 Korund and Siren decoys, or up to 36 naval mines)

Which has greater displacement, the Sierra-class or Victor III-class?

The Sierra-class has greater displacement at 7,200 tons compared to the Victor III-class's 6,990 tons.

Which is faster, the Sierra-class or Victor III-class?

The Victor III-class is faster with a maximum speed of 14 knots compared to the Sierra-class's 10 knots.

Which has longer range, the Sierra-class or Victor III-class?

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

Which is longer, the Sierra-class or Victor III-class?

The Sierra-class is longer at 107.2 meters compared to the Victor III-class's 107.1 meters.

How many crew members do the Sierra-class and Victor III-class have?

The Victor III-class has a larger crew complement of 100 compared to the Sierra-class's 61 crew members.

Which can dive deeper, the Sierra-class or Victor III-class?

The Sierra-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Victor III-class's 400 meters.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sierra-class or Victor III-class?

The Victor III-class has been built in greater numbers with 48 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Sierra-class.