Arleigh Burke vs Type 051C

Overview

The Arleigh Burke and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 9,900 tons for the Arleigh Burke vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Arleigh Burke reaches 31 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.

The Arleigh Burke was produced in 78 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Arleigh Burke was commissioned in 1991, 15 years before the Type 051C (2006).

Arleigh Burke

American guided-missile destroyer, 9,900 tons displacement, entered service in 1991.
Origin 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding
Year introduced 1991
Number built 78 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million
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Type 051C

Chinese guided-missile destroyer, introduced in 2006, displaces 7,100 tons.
Origin 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 2006
Number built 20 units
Estimated unit price NA
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Arleigh Burke

Displacement 9,900 tons ◉
Maximum speed 31.0 knots ◉
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots
Length 155.3 m ◉
Beam 20.0 m ◉
Crew 323
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)
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)

Type 051C

Displacement 7,100 tons ◉
Maximum speed 30.0 knots ◉
Range NA
Length 155.0 m ◉
Beam 17.1 m ◉
Crew --
Propulsion 2 indigenous steam turbines
Armament
  • 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

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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 20 vessels of the Type 051C-class.

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