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Specifications
Arleigh Burke Horizon
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇷 France
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Air-defense destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Horizon Sas
Year introduced 1991 2007
Number built 78 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million $1,500 million
Displacement 9,900 tons 7,050 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 29.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 6,100 nm at 3500 knots
Length 155.3 m 152.9 m
Beam 20.0 m 20.3 m
Crew 323 236
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Horizon
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)
  • PAAMS air-defence system
  • 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System
  • Aster 15 missiles
  • Aster 30 missiles
  • 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France)
  • 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy)
  • 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France)
  • 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (Italy)
  • 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS
  • 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy)
  • 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France)
  • 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact
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 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each

Overview

The Arleigh Burke and the Horizon are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 9,900 tons for the Arleigh Burke vs 7,050 tons for the Horizon. The Arleigh Burke reaches 31 knots vs 29 knots for the Horizon. Operational range is 4,400 nautical miles for the Arleigh Burke vs 6,100 for the Horizon. The Arleigh Burke carries a crew of 323 vs 236 for the Horizon.

The Arleigh Burke was produced in 78 units vs 4 for the Horizon. Cost per hull is $2,200M for the Arleigh Burke vs $1,500M for the Horizon. The Arleigh Burke was commissioned in 1991, 16 years before the Horizon (2007).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Horizon-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Horizon-class's 7,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Horizon-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Horizon-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Horizon-class?
The Horizon-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Horizon-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Horizon-class's 152.9 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Horizon-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Horizon-class's 236 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Arleigh Burke-class or Horizon-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Horizon-class at $1.5 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Horizon-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Horizon-class.