Manoram-class ferry vs Ticonderoga-class cruiser

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Manoram-class ferry

AWarships

Manoram-class ferry

Ferry

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Ticonderoga-class cruiser — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Ticonderoga-class cruiser

Guided-missile cruiser

Credit

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Manoram-class ferryLength

62.1 m

Length source ↗

Ticonderoga-class cruiserLength

173 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Ticonderoga-class cruiserlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+179%
Beam+79%
Speed+114%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

62.1m

173m

Length+179%

All recorded figures & sources

62.1 m

Length

Single source

62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)^[source]

173 m

Length

Single source

567 feet (173 m)^[source]

9.41m

16.8m

Beam+79%

All recorded figures & sources

9.41 m

Beam

Single source

9.41 m (30 ft 10 in)^[source]

16.8 m

Beam

Single source

55 feet (16.8 meters)^[source]

1.9m

10.2mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)^[source]

10.2 m

Draft

Single source

34 feet (10.2 meters)^[source]

578t

≈ 9,800tApprox full load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

578.146 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

578.146 tonnes^[source]

≈ 9,800 tonnes

Approx full load

Single source

Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load^[source]

28km/hMaximum; Speed

60km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+114%

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

60 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)^[source]

—

11,000kmat 20 kn (37 km/h)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

11,000 km

at 20 kn (37 km/h)

Single source

6,100 km

at 30 kn (56 km/h)

Single source

6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h); 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h).^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Manoram-class ferry and Ticonderoga-class cruiser configuration
Specification	Manoram-class ferry	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Complement	—	30 officers and 300 enlisted^[source]
Power	1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]	—
Name	Manoram class^[source]	Ticonderoga class^[source]
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	United States Navy^[source]
Planned	3^[source]	—
Completed	3^[source]	27^[source]
Active	3^[source]	6^[source]
Type	Ferry^[source]	Guided-missile cruiser^[source]
Capacity	250 passengers^[source]	—
Source manufacturer statement	The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity	—
Source measurement	The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.^[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—
Country of origin	India^[source] India^[source] India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02	United States^[source]
Builders	—	Ingalls Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works^[source]
Preceded by	—	Strike cruiser (planned, canceled) Virginia -class cruiser (actual)^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Cruiser Baseline (planned, canceled, succeeded by CG[X]) CG(X) (planned, canceled) Arleigh Burke -class destroyer Flight III (actual) DDG(X) (planned)^[source]
Cost	—	~ US$1,000,000,000 (equivalent to $2,172,204,760 in 2025) in 1994, for final ship^[source]
Built	—	1980–1994^[source]
In commission	—	1983–present^[source]
Laid up	—	9^[source]
Retired	—	21^[source]
Propulsion	—	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	AN/SPY-1 A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships) AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89 (V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie^[source]
Armament	—	CG-47 – 51 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers 68 × RIM-66 SM-2 20 × RUR-5 ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 45 lightweight gun 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes CG-52 – 73 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes^[source]
Armor	—	Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.^[source]

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Manoram-class ferry

Ticonderoga-class cruiser

Complement

—

30 officers and 300 enlisted^[source]

Power

1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]

—

Name

Manoram class^[source]

Ticonderoga class^[source]

Operators

Indian Navy^[source]

United States Navy^[source]

Planned

3^[source]

—

Completed

3^[source]

27^[source]

Active

3^[source]

6^[source]

Type

Ferry^[source]

Guided-missile cruiser^[source]

Capacity

250 passengers^[source]

—

Source manufacturer statement

The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity

—

Source measurement

The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.^[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

—

Country of origin

India^[source]

India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02

United States^[source]

Builders

—

Ingalls Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works^[source]

Preceded by

—

Strike cruiser (planned, canceled) Virginia -class cruiser (actual)^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Cruiser Baseline (planned, canceled, succeeded by CG[X]) CG(X) (planned, canceled) Arleigh Burke -class destroyer Flight III (actual) DDG(X) (planned)^[source]

Cost

—

~ US$1,000,000,000 (equivalent to $2,172,204,760 in 2025) in 1994, for final ship^[source]

Built

—

1980–1994^[source]

In commission

—

1983–present^[source]

Laid up

—

9^[source]

Retired

—

21^[source]

Propulsion

—

4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

AN/SPY-1 A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships) AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89 (V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie^[source]

Armament

—

CG-47 – 51 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers 68 × RIM-66 SM-2 20 × RUR-5 ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 45 lightweight gun 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes CG-52 – 73 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes^[source]

Armor

—

Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.^[source]