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Specifications
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Kirov |
Ticonderoga |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Heavy guided-missile cruiser / battlecruiser |
Guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Baltic Shipyard |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Year introduced |
1980 |
1983 |
| Number built |
4 units |
27 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$1,000 million |
| Displacement |
28,000 tons |
9,800 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
6,000 nm at 20 knots |
| Length |
252.0 m |
173.0 m |
| Beam |
28.5 m |
16.8 m |
| Crew |
710 |
330 |
Armament & Systems
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Kirov |
Ticonderoga |
| Armament |
- 20 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM
- 96 × S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) surface-to-air missiles
- 48 × S-300F Fort and 48 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM
- 64 × 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) point defense SAM
- 40 × OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM
- 1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun
- 8 × AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns
- 6 × CADS-N-1 Kortik gun/missile system
- 2 × 6 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers
- 1 × 10 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers
- 10 × 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes
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- 2 × Mk 41 vertical launch systems (122 cells)
- 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers (68 x RIM-66 SM-2, 20 x RUR-5 ASROC)
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
- 2 × 5 in (127 mm) Mark 45 lightweight gun
- 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
- 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes
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| Propulsion |
2-shaft CONAS, 2× KN-3 nuclear marine propulsion with 2× GT3A-688 steam turbines 140,000 shp (100,000 kW) |
4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines, 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers, 2 × rudders |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Kirov-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Kirov-class has greater displacement at 28,000 tons compared to the Ticonderoga-class's 9,800 tons.
Which is faster, the Kirov-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Kirov-class's 32 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kirov-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Kirov-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Ticonderoga-class has a range of 6,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kirov-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Kirov-class is longer at 252.0 meters compared to the Ticonderoga-class's 173.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kirov-class and Ticonderoga-class have?
The Kirov-class has a larger crew complement of 710 compared to the Ticonderoga-class's 330 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kirov-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class has been built in greater numbers with 27 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kirov-class.