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Specifications
County Skoryy
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Russian State Industry
Year introduced 1962 1949
Number built 8 units 70 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 2,353 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 36.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 4,080 nm at 16 knots
Length 160.0 m 120.5 m
Beam 16.0 m 12.0 m
Crew 471 286
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Armament & Systems
County Skoryy
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 × 2 – 130 mm (5.1 in) guns
  • 1 × 2 – 85 mm (3.3 in) AA guns
  • 7 × 1 – 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × 5 – 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 60 mines or 52 depth charges
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 turbines, 3 boilers 60,000 shp (44,742 kW)

Overview

The County and the Skoryy are both Destroyer classes.

The County displaces 6,200 tons — 2.6x the Skoryy's 2,353 tons. The County reaches 30 knots vs 36 knots for the Skoryy. Operational range is 3,500 nautical miles for the County vs 4,080 for the Skoryy. The County carries a crew of 471 vs 286 for the Skoryy.

The County was produced in 8 units vs 70 for the Skoryy. The County was commissioned in 1962, 13 years after the Skoryy (1949).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Skoryy-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Skoryy-class's 2,353 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Skoryy-class?
The Skoryy-class is faster with a maximum speed of 36 knots compared to the County-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the County-class or Skoryy-class?
The Skoryy-class has a longer range at 4,080 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Skoryy-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Skoryy-class's 120.5 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Skoryy-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Skoryy-class's 286 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Skoryy-class?
The Skoryy-class has been built in greater numbers with 70 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.