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Arleigh Burke vs Type 051C

Arleigh Burke vs Type 051C at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 7,100 tons, length 155 vs 155 m, speed 31 vs 30 knots.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Type 051C
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 1991 2006
Number built 78 units 2 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million NA
Displacement 9,900 tons 7,100 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots NA
Length 155.3 m 155.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 17.1 m
Crew 323 --
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Type 051C
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)
  • 48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun
  • 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems
  • 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes
  • 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers
  • 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy 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) 2 indigenous steam turbines
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051C-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Type 051C-class's 7,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051C-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Type 051C-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051C-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a longer range at 4,400 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051C-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Type 051C-class's 155.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 051C-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Type 051C-class.