Long Beach vs Virginia

Long Beach

American nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, introduced in 1961, displaced 15,540 tons.
Origin	🇺🇸 United States
Category	Cruiser
Type	Nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser
Manufacturer	Bethlehem Steel Co.
Year introduced	1961
Number built	1 units
Estimated unit price	$320 million

American nuclear-powered cruiser, introduced in 1976, utilizes two General Electric D2G nuclear reactors.
Origin	🇺🇸 United States
Category	Cruiser
Type	Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser
Manufacturer	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Year introduced	1976
Number built	4 units
Estimated unit price	$675 million

Displacement	15,540 tons ◉
Maximum speed	30.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	219.8 m ◉
Beam	21.8 m ◉
Crew	1,160 ◉
Propulsion	2 C1W nuclear reactors; 2 General Electric turbines; 80,000 shp (60 MW); 2 propellers
Armament	2 × twin Mk-10 launchers with Terrier SAMs (later replaced with Standard ER SAMs) 1 × twin Mk-12 launcher with Talos SAMs (later removed) 1 × 8-cell ASROC launcher 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 2 × Mk-15 Vulcan-Phalanx 20mm CIWS 2 × triple 12.75 inch ASW torpedo tubes for Mk 44 or Mk 46 ASW torpedoes Launchers for 8 Harpoon missiles 2 Armored Box Launchers for a total of eight Tomahawk cruise missiles

Displacement	11,853 tons ◉
Maximum speed	30.0 knots ◉
Range	99,999 nm ◉
Length	179.0 m ◉
Beam	19.0 m ◉
Crew	579 ◉
Propulsion	2 General Electric D2G nuclear reactors, two shafts, 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Armament	2 × Mk 26 missile launchers for 68 missiles (RIM-66 Standard Missiles (MR) / RUR-5 ASROC) 8 × Tomahawk missile (from 2 armored-box launchers) 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon (from two Mk-141 quad launchers) 4 × Mk 46 torpedoes (from fixed single tubes) 2 × Mk-45 5-inch/54 caliber rapid-fire gun 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns 6 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns

Which has greater displacement, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?

The Long Beach-class has greater displacement at 15,540 tons compared to the Virginia-class's 11,853 tons.

Which is faster, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?

The Virginia-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Long Beach-class's 30 knots.

Which has longer range, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?

Both the Long Beach-class and Virginia-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.

Which is longer, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?

The Long Beach-class is longer at 219.8 meters compared to the Virginia-class's 179.0 meters.

How many crew members do the Long Beach-class and Virginia-class have?

The Long Beach-class has a larger crew complement of 1,160 compared to the Virginia-class's 579 crew members.

Which is more expensive, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?

The Virginia-class is more expensive at approximately $675 million per unit compared to the Long Beach-class at $320 million.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Long Beach-class or Virginia-class?

The Virginia-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Long Beach-class.