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Arleigh Burke vs Delhi

Arleigh Burke vs Delhi at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 6,200 tons, length 155 vs 163 m, speed 31 vs 32 knots, crew 323 vs 350.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Delhi
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Mazagon Dock Limited
Year introduced 1991 1997
Number built 78 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million $380 million
Displacement 9,900 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 4,500 nm at 18 knots
Length 155.3 m 163.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 323 350
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Delhi
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)
  • 8 × BrahMos (slant launchers) anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)
  • 32 × Barak 1 point-defence surface-to-air missiles (VLS launched)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • 2 × RBU-6000 rocket launchers
  • Quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 rails of depth charges
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) 2 × Zorya-Mashproekt M36E propulsion plants with DT-59 gas turbines 82,820 hp (61,760 kW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Delhi-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Delhi-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Delhi-class?
The Delhi-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 31 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Delhi-class?
The Delhi-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Delhi-class?
The Delhi-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 155.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Delhi-class have?
The Delhi-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 323 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Arleigh Burke-class or Delhi-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Delhi-class at $380 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Delhi-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Delhi-class.