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Arleigh Burke vs Sheffield

Arleigh Burke vs Sheffield at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 4,200 tons, length 155 vs 125 m, speed 31 vs 30 knots, crew 323 vs 253.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Sheffield
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Vickers
Year introduced 1991 1975
Number built 78 units 16 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million NA
Displacement 9,900 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 4,200 nm at 18 knots
Length 155.3 m 125.6 m
Beam 20.0 m 14.3 m
Crew 323 253
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Sheffield
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 × twin launcher for GWS-30 Sea Dart missiles
  • 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm cannon
  • 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 × STWS II triple anti-submarine 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) 2 shafts COGOG; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines (50,000 shp); 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines (5,340 shp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Sheffield-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Sheffield-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Sheffield-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Sheffield-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a longer range at 4,400 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Sheffield-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Sheffield-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 16 vessels of the Sheffield-class.