County vs Forrest Sherman
County vs Forrest Sherman at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 2,800 tons, length 160 vs 127 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 471 vs 333.
Specifications
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County |
Forrest Sherman |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Cammell Laird |
Bath Iron Works |
| Year introduced |
1962 |
1955 |
| Number built |
8 units |
18 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
6,200 tons |
2,800 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
3,500 nm at 28 knots |
4,500 nm at 20 knots |
| Length |
160.0 m |
127.0 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
14.0 m |
| Crew |
471 |
333 |
Armament & Systems
|
County |
Forrest Sherman |
| 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
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- 3 × 5 inch (127 mm) 54-caliber Mark 42 single gun mounts
- 4 × 3 inch (76 mm) 50-caliber Mark 33 guns
- 2 × Mark 10/11 Hedgehogs
- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
|
| 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 |
General Electric steam turbines (Westinghouse in DD-931), 4 × 1,200 psi Foster-Wheeler boilers (Babcock & Wilcox in some), 70,000 shp (52 MW), 2 × shafts |
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Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Forrest Sherman-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Forrest Sherman-class's 2,800 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Forrest Sherman-class?
The Forrest Sherman-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 Forrest Sherman-class?
The Forrest Sherman-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 Forrest Sherman-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Forrest Sherman-class's 127.0 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Forrest Sherman-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Forrest Sherman-class's 333 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Forrest Sherman-class?
The Forrest Sherman-class has been built in greater numbers with 18 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.