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Charles F. Adams vs County

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Specifications
Charles F. Adams County
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Bath Iron Works Cammell Laird
Year introduced 1960 1962
Number built 29 units 8 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,526 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 33.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 20 knots 3,500 nm at 28 knots
Length 133.0 m 160.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 16.0 m
Crew 333 471
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Armament & Systems
Charles F. Adams County
Armament
  • 1 Mk 11 or Mk 13 missile launcher for RIM-24 Tartar SAM, RIM-66 Standard (SM-1), and Harpoon anti-ship missile
  • 2 × 5-inch (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 42 guns
  • 1 × RUR-5 ASROC launcher
  • 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (6 torpedoes)
  • 2× fore-mounted twin-gunned turret with 4.5-inch (113 mm) guns Mark N6
  • 4× MM38 Exocet missile launchers (Batch 2 replacement for turret B)
  • 2× mountings for Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  • 1× aft-mounted Seaslug GWS.1 or GWS.2 surface to air missile system (24 missiles)
  • 2× mountings for Seacat GWS-22 SAM
  • 2× triple-tube launchers for shipborne torpedoes
Propulsion 2 × steam turbines providing 70,000 shp (52,000 kW); 2 shafts; 4 × 1,275 psi (8,790 kPa) boilers COSAG on 2 shafts; 2× Babcock & Wilcox boilers, geared steam turbines, 30,000 shp (22,000 kW); 4× Metrovick G6 gas turbines, 30,000 shp

Overview

The Charles F. Adams and the County are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 4,526 tons for the Charles F. Adams vs 6,200 tons for the County. The Charles F. Adams reaches 33 knots vs 30 knots for the County. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Charles F. Adams vs 3,500 for the County. The Charles F. Adams carries a crew of 333 vs 471 for the County.

The Charles F. Adams was produced in 29 units vs 8 for the County. The Charles F. Adams was commissioned in 1960, 2 years before the County (1962).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Charles F. Adams-class or County-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Charles F. Adams-class's 4,526 tons.
Which is faster, the Charles F. Adams-class or County-class?
The Charles F. Adams-class is faster with a maximum speed of 33 knots compared to the County-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Charles F. Adams-class or County-class?
The Charles F. Adams-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Charles F. Adams-class or County-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Charles F. Adams-class's 133.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Charles F. Adams-class and County-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Charles F. Adams-class's 333 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Charles F. Adams-class or County-class?
The Charles F. Adams-class has been built in greater numbers with 29 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.