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Arleigh Burke vs Asagiri

Arleigh Burke vs Asagiri at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 4,900 tons, length 155 vs 137 m, speed 31 vs 30 knots, crew 323 vs 220.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Asagiri
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer General-purpose destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
Year introduced 1991 1988
Number built 78 units 8 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million NA
Displacement 9,900 tons 4,900 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 6,000 nm at 20 knots
Length 155.3 m 137.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 14.6 m
Crew 323 220
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Asagiri
Armament
  • 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)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × Harpoon SSM quad canisters
  • 1 × Sea Sparrow SAM octuple launcher
  • 1 × ASROC octuple launcher
  • 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
Propulsion 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) 4 × KHI-RR SM1A gas turbines, 54,000 shp (40,268 kW), 2 shafts, cp props
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Asagiri-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Asagiri-class's 4,900 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Asagiri-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Asagiri-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Asagiri-class?
The Asagiri-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Asagiri-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Asagiri-class's 137.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Asagiri-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Asagiri-class's 220 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Asagiri-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Asagiri-class.