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Specifications
County Sheffield
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Vickers
Year introduced 1962 1975
Number built 8 units 16 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 4,200 nm at 18 knots
Length 160.0 m 125.6 m
Beam 16.0 m 14.3 m
Crew 471 253
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
County Sheffield
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 × twin launcher for GWS-30 Sea Dart missiles
  • 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm cannon
  • 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 × STWS II triple anti-submarine 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 2 shafts COGOG; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines (50,000 shp); 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines (5,340 shp)

Overview

The County and the Sheffield are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,200 tons for the County vs 4,200 tons for the Sheffield. The County reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Sheffield. Operational range is 3,500 nautical miles for the County vs 4,200 for the Sheffield. The County carries a crew of 471 vs 253 for the Sheffield.

The County was produced in 8 units vs 16 for the Sheffield. The County was commissioned in 1962, 13 years before the Sheffield (1975).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Sheffield-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the County-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the County-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has a longer range at 4,200 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Sheffield-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Sheffield-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.