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Arleigh Burke vs Durand de la Penne

Arleigh Burke vs Durand de la Penne at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 5,560 tons, length 155 vs 147 m, speed 31 vs 32 knots, crew 323 vs 380.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Durand de la Penne
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇮🇹 Italy
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Fincantieri
Year introduced 1991 1992
Number built 78 units 2 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million $748 million
Displacement 9,900 tons 5,560 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 7,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 155.3 m 147.7 m
Beam 20.0 m 16.1 m
Crew 323 380
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Durand de la Penne
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 × Otobreda 127 mm gun
  • 3 × Oto Melara 76/62 mm Super Rapido gun
  • 1 × Albatross octuple launcher for Selenia Aspide SAM
  • 1 × Mk 13 launcher with 40 Standard SM-1MR missiles
  • 4 × OTOMAT Mk2 SSMs
  • 4 × Milas anti submarine missile
  • 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo launchers WASS B515/3
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) CODOG scheme: 2 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines providing 41,000 kW (55,000 hp) and 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM 9,396 kW (12,600 hp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Durand de la Penne-class's 5,560 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Durand de la Penne-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 Durand de la Penne-class?
The Durand de la Penne-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Durand de la Penne-class's 147.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Durand de la Penne-class have?
The Durand de la Penne-class has a larger crew complement of 380 compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 323 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Arleigh Burke-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Durand de la Penne-class at $748 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Durand de la Penne-class.