Sturgeon vs Typhoon
Sturgeon vs Typhoon at a glance — displacement 3,640 vs 23,200 tons, length 89 vs 175 m, speed 15 vs 22 knots, crew 107 vs 160.
Specifications
|
Sturgeon |
Typhoon |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
| Manufacturer |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
Sevmash |
| Year introduced |
1967 |
1981 |
| Number built |
37 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
3,640 tons |
23,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
15.0 knots |
22.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
89.1 m |
175.0 m |
| Beam |
9.7 m |
23.0 m |
| Crew |
107 |
160 |
| Max depth |
400 m |
400 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Sturgeon |
Typhoon |
| Armament |
- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) amidship torpedo tubes
- Mark 48 and Mk-48 ADCAP torpedoes
- Harpoon missiles
- Tomahawk missiles
- SUBROC anti-submarine missiles
- Mark 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mines
- Mark 60 CAPTOR mines
|
- 1 × 9K38 Igla SAM
- 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 22 x Type 53 torpedoes
- RPK-2 Vyuga or RPK-6 Vodopad antisubmarine missiles
- 20 × RSM-52 SLBMs
|
| Propulsion |
1 × S5W pressurized water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, total 15,000 shp (11,000 kW), 1 shaft |
2 × OK-650 pressurized-water nuclear reactors, 190 MWt each; 2 × geared steam turbines, 50,000 shp each; 2 shafts with 7-bladed shrouded screws |
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Which has greater displacement, the Sturgeon-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class has greater displacement at 23,200 tons compared to the Sturgeon-class's 3,640 tons.
Which is faster, the Sturgeon-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class is faster with a maximum speed of 22 knots compared to the Sturgeon-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sturgeon-class or Typhoon-class?
Both the Sturgeon-class and Typhoon-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Sturgeon-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class is longer at 175.0 meters compared to the Sturgeon-class's 89.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Sturgeon-class and Typhoon-class have?
The Typhoon-class has a larger crew complement of 160 compared to the Sturgeon-class's 107 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Sturgeon-class or Typhoon-class?
Both the Sturgeon-class and Typhoon-class have a maximum depth of 400 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sturgeon-class or Typhoon-class?
The Sturgeon-class has been built in greater numbers with 37 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Typhoon-class.
