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County vs Kildin

County vs Kildin at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 3,230 tons, length 160 vs 126 m, speed 30 vs 38 knots, crew 471 vs 273.

Specifications
County Kildin
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Shipyard No.445 (61 Kommunar)
Year introduced 1962 1958
Number built 8 units 4 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 3,230 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 38.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 7,000 nm at 14 knots
Length 160.0 m 126.1 m
Beam 16.0 m 12.7 m
Crew 471 273
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Armament & Systems
County Kildin
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 SS-N-1 anti shipping missile launcher (8 re-load missiles)
  • 16 × 57 mm guns (4x4)
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (2x2)
  • 2 × RBU-2500 w/ 128 RGB-25
  • 2 × RPK-8 Zapad/ RBU-6000 12 tubed mortar launchers
  • 4 SS-N-2 anti shipping missile launchers (modernised)
  • 4 × 76mm guns (2 twin turrets) (modernised)
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 × shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
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County-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 8 built
Kildin-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 4 built
  • 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Kildin-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Kildin-class's 3,230 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Kildin-class?
The Kildin-class is faster with a maximum speed of 38 knots compared to the County-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the County-class or Kildin-class?
The Kildin-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Kildin-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Kildin-class's 126.1 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Kildin-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Kildin-class's 273 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Kildin-class?
The County-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kildin-class.