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County vs Delhi

County vs Delhi at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 6,200 tons, length 160 vs 163 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 471 vs 350.

Specifications
County Delhi
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Mazagon Dock Limited
Year introduced 1962 1997
Number built 8 units 3 units
Estimated unit price NA $380 million
Displacement 6,200 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 4,500 nm at 18 knots
Length 160.0 m 163.0 m
Beam 16.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 471 350
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Armament & Systems
County Delhi
Armament
  • 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
  • 8 × BrahMos (slant launchers) anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)
  • 32 × Barak 1 point-defence surface-to-air missiles (VLS launched)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • 2 × RBU-6000 rocket launchers
  • Quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 rails of depth charges
Propulsion 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 2 × Zorya-Mashproekt M36E propulsion plants with DT-59 gas turbines 82,820 hp (61,760 kW)
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County-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 8 built
Delhi-class Specs, operators & history →
Largest operators · in service
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Delhi-class?
Both the County-class and Delhi-class displace 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Delhi-class?
The Delhi-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the County-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the County-class or Delhi-class?
The Delhi-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Delhi-class?
The Delhi-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the County-class's 160.0 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Delhi-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Delhi-class's 350 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Delhi-class?
The County-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Delhi-class.