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Specifications
County Kotlin
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Shipyard No.445 (61 Kommunar)
Year introduced 1962 1955
Number built 8 units 27 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 2,662 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 38.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots NA
Length 160.0 m 126.1 m
Beam 16.0 m 12.7 m
Crew 471 284
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Armament & Systems
County Kotlin
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
  • 4 × 130 mm (5.1 in) SM-2-1 guns (2×2)
  • 16 × 45 mm (1.8 in) SM-20-ZIF guns (4×4)
  • 10 × 533 mm (20 in) PTA-53-56 torpedo tubes (2×5)
  • 6 × BMB-2 depth charge throwers
  • 50 × mines
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 MW)

Overview

The County and the Kotlin are both Destroyer classes.

The County displaces 6,200 tons — 2.3x the Kotlin's 2,662 tons. The County reaches 30 knots vs 38 knots for the Kotlin. The County carries a crew of 471 vs 284 for the Kotlin.

The County was produced in 8 units vs 27 for the Kotlin. The County was commissioned in 1962, 7 years after the Kotlin (1955).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Kotlin-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Kotlin-class's 2,662 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Kotlin-class?
The Kotlin-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 Kotlin-class?
The County-class has a longer range at 3,500 nautical miles compared to the Kotlin-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Kotlin-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Kotlin-class's 126.1 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Kotlin-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Kotlin-class's 284 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Kotlin-class?
The Kotlin-class has been built in greater numbers with 27 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.