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Akizuki vs Arleigh Burke

Akizuki vs Arleigh Burke at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 9,900 tons, length 150 vs 155 m, speed 30 vs 31 knots, crew 200 vs 323.

Specifications
Akizuki Arleigh Burke
Origin 🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
Year introduced 2012 1991
Number built 4 units 78 units
Estimated unit price $893 million $2,200 million
Displacement 5,000 tons 9,900 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 31.0 knots
Range NA 4,400 nm at 20 knots
Length 150.5 m 155.3 m
Beam 18.3 m 20.0 m
Crew 200 323
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Akizuki Arleigh Burke
Armament
  • 1 × Mk 45 Mod 4 127 mm (5 in)/54 gun
  • 8 × Type 90 Anti-ship missile
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx Block1B CIWS
  • 2 × HOS-303 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
  • Anti-Torpedo system
  • 32-cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System
  • RIM-162 ESSM SAM
  • RUM-139 VL-ASROC (DD 115)
  • Type 07 VL-ASROC (DD 116 to DD 118)
  • 1 × 127 mm/54 Mk 45 Mod 1/2 or 1 × 127 mm/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun
  • 1 or 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 1 × SeaRAM (on select ships)
  • 2 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster equipped Mk 38 machine gun systems
  • 4 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning heavy machine guns
  • 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Flights I & II only)
  • 4 × Naval Strike Missile (DDG-62)
  • 90 or 96 cell Mk 41 vertical launching system (BGM-109 Tomahawk, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-174 SM-6, RIM-156 SM-2ER Blk. IV, RIM-66 SM-2MR, RIM-162 ESSM, RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC)
  • 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mark 46, Mark 50, or Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes)
  • 1 × Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (on select ships)
  • 1 × HELIOS laser (DDG-88)
Propulsion COGAG, two shafts, four Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C turbines 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines each generating 26,250 bhp (19,570 kW); coupled to two shafts, each driving a five-bladed reversible controllable-pitch propeller; Total output: 105,000 bhp (78,000 kW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Akizuki-class or Arleigh Burke-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Akizuki-class's 5,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Akizuki-class or Arleigh Burke-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Akizuki-class's 30 knots.
Which is longer, the Akizuki-class or Arleigh Burke-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Akizuki-class's 150.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Akizuki-class and Arleigh Burke-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Akizuki-class's 200 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Akizuki-class or Arleigh Burke-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Akizuki-class at $893 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Akizuki-class or Arleigh Burke-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Akizuki-class.