County vs Sheffield
County vs Sheffield at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 4,200 tons, length 160 vs 125 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 471 vs 253.
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 |
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) |
Detailed Comparison
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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.