Nimitz vs Ulyanovsk
Nimitz vs Ulyanovsk at a glance — displacement 100,000 vs 85,000 tons, length 332 vs 321 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 5,000 vs 3,400.
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 |
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) |
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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.