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Arleigh Burke vs Iroquois

Arleigh Burke vs Iroquois at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 5,200 tons, length 155 vs 130 m, speed 31 vs 29 knots, crew 323 vs 280.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Iroquois
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇦 Canada
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Marine Industries Ltd.
Year introduced 1991 1972
Number built 78 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million $63 million
Displacement 9,900 tons 5,200 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 29.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 155.3 m 130.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 15.0 m
Crew 323 280
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Iroquois
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 × Mark 41 Mod 2 VLS (29 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA SAMs)
  • 1 × 76 mm (3 in)/62 OTO Melara
  • 2 × Mk. 32 SVTT triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Block 1B)
  • 6 × M2 Browning machine guns
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) COGOG, 2 shaft, 2 × Pratt & Whitney FT12AH3 cruise gas turbines (6,400 hp) and 2 × Pratt & Whitney FT4A2 boost gas turbines (50,000 hp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Iroquois-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Iroquois-class's 5,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Iroquois-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Iroquois-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Iroquois-class?
The Iroquois-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 Iroquois-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Iroquois-class's 130.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Iroquois-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Iroquois-class's 280 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Arleigh Burke-class or Iroquois-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Iroquois-class at $63 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Iroquois-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Iroquois-class.