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Specifications
County DD-963 Spruance
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Ingalls Shipbuilding
Year introduced 1962 1975
Number built 8 units 31 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 8,170 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 6,000 nm at 20 knots
Length 160.0 m 172.0 m
Beam 16.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 471 334
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
County DD-963 Spruance
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
  • 2 × 5 in (127 mm) 54 caliber Mark 45 dual purpose guns
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns
  • 1 × 8 cell ASROC launcher (removed)
  • 1 × 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher
  • 2 × quadruple Harpoon missile canisters
  • 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (Mk 46 torpedoes)
  • 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missiles
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 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)

Overview

The County and the DD-963 Spruance are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,200 tons for the County vs 8,170 tons for the DD-963 Spruance. The County reaches 30 knots vs 32 knots for the DD-963 Spruance. Operational range is 3,500 nautical miles for the County vs 6,000 for the DD-963 Spruance. The County carries a crew of 471 vs 334 for the DD-963 Spruance.

The County was produced in 8 units vs 31 for the DD-963 Spruance. The County was commissioned in 1962, 13 years before the DD-963 Spruance (1975).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or DD-963 Spruance-class?
The DD-963 Spruance-class has greater displacement at 8,170 tons compared to the County-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or DD-963 Spruance-class?
The DD-963 Spruance-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 DD-963 Spruance-class?
The DD-963 Spruance-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or DD-963 Spruance-class?
The DD-963 Spruance-class is longer at 172.0 meters compared to the County-class's 160.0 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and DD-963 Spruance-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the DD-963 Spruance-class's 334 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or DD-963 Spruance-class?
The DD-963 Spruance-class has been built in greater numbers with 31 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.