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Arleigh Burke vs Type 051B

Arleigh Burke vs Type 051B at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 6,096 tons, length 155 vs 154 m, speed 31 vs 29 knots, crew 323 vs 250.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Type 051B
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 1991 1998
Number built 78 units 1 unit
Estimated unit price $2,200 million $300 million
Displacement 9,900 tons 6,096 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 29.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 4,500 nm at 14 knots
Length 155.3 m 154.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 16.0 m
Crew 323 250
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Type 051B
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)
  • 16 x YJ-12 anti-ship missiles
  • 32-cell vertical launching system HHQ-16 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 x Type 1130 CIWS
  • 16 x YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • HQ-7 surface-to-air missiles (octuple launcher)
  • 2 x 100 mm H/PJ-33B naval guns (1 twin mount)
  • 8 × 37mm AA guns (4 twin mounts)
  • 6 x 324 mm torpedo tubes (2 triple mounts)
  • 2 x Type 946 chaff launchers
  • 2 x Type 947 chaff launchers
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) Combined diesel or gas: 2 × Ukrainian gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (6.5 MW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051B-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Type 051B-class's 6,096 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051B-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Type 051B-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051B-class?
The Type 051B-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 Type 051B-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Type 051B-class's 154.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Type 051B-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Type 051B-class's 250 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051B-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Type 051B-class at $300 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051B-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Type 051B-class.