County vs Farragut
County vs Farragut at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 5,739 tons, length 160 vs 156 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 471 vs 360.
Specifications
|
County |
Farragut |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Cammell Laird |
Bethlehem Steel Quincy |
| Year introduced |
1962 |
1959 |
| Number built |
8 units |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
6,200 tons |
5,739 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
3,500 nm at 28 knots |
5,000 nm at 20 knots |
| Length |
160.0 m |
156.2 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
16.0 m |
| Crew |
471 |
360 |
Armament & Systems
|
County |
Farragut |
| 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
|
- 1 Mk 42 5-inch (127 mm)/54 dual-purpose gun
- 1 Mk 10 Mod 0 missile launcher for Terrier SAM (later SM-1ER Standard Missile)
- 1 Mk 112 ASROC launcher
- 2 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes
- 2 Mk 141 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers
|
| 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 shafts, 2 geared steam turbines, 4 water-tube boilers (85,000 shp) |
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Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Farragut-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Farragut-class's 5,739 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Farragut-class?
The Farragut-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 Farragut-class?
The Farragut-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Farragut-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Farragut-class's 156.2 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Farragut-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Farragut-class's 360 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Farragut-class?
The Farragut-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.