County vs DD-963 Spruance
County vs DD-963 Spruance at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 8,170 tons, length 160 vs 172 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 471 vs 334.
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 |
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) |
Detailed Comparison
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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.