Aircraft carrier vs Nuclear submarine
Aircraft carrier vs nuclear submarine
Aircraft carrier is larger on weight
Aircraft carrier is 5.4× nuclear submarine on weight.
An aircraft carrier and a nuclear submarine can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Aircraft carrier | Nuclear submarine | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 101,600–106,300 t | 16,760–18,750 t |
| Length | 332.8 m | 170 m |
| Typical cost | 8,500,000,000 $ | 2,000,000,000 $ |
What the numbers say
- Aircraft carrier is 5.4× nuclear submarine on weight.
- Aircraft carrier is 2× nuclear submarine on length.
- Aircraft carrier is 4.3× nuclear submarine on typical cost.
Weight compared.
Aircraft carrier 101,600–106,300 t
Nuclear submarine 16,760–18,750 t
Aircraft carrier
A US Navy Nimitz-class supercarrier, the standard against which "the size of an aircraft carrier" is measured.
Nuclear submarine
A US Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, which can stay submerged for months.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine?
- Aircraft carrier is 5.4× nuclear submarine on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines compare on length?
- Aircraft carrier: 332.8 m. Nuclear submarine: 170 m. Aircraft carrier is 2× nuclear submarine on length.
- How do aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines compare on typical cost?
- Aircraft carrier: 8,500,000,000 $. Nuclear submarine: 2,000,000,000 $. Aircraft carrier is 4.3× nuclear submarine on typical cost.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)