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Specifications
County Project 956 Sarych
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Zhdanov Shipyard
Year introduced 1962 1980
Number built 8 units 21 units
Estimated unit price NA $300 million
Displacement 6,200 tons 8,000 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 3,920 nm at 1345 knots
Length 160.0 m 156.0 m
Beam 16.0 m 17.3 m
Crew 471 350
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
County Project 956 Sarych
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 × dual AK-130 130 mm naval guns
  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS
  • 8 (2 × 4) SS-N-22 'Sunburn' anti-ship missiles
  • 48 (2 × 24) SA-N-7 'Gadfly' surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 6 RBU-1000 300 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers
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 steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators

Overview

The County and the Project 956 Sarych are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,200 tons for the County vs 8,000 tons for the Project 956 Sarych. The County reaches 30 knots vs 32 knots for the Project 956 Sarych. Operational range is 3,500 nautical miles for the County vs 3,920 for the Project 956 Sarych. The County carries a crew of 471 vs 350 for the Project 956 Sarych.

The County was produced in 8 units vs 21 for the Project 956 Sarych. The County was commissioned in 1962, 18 years before the Project 956 Sarych (1980).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-class has greater displacement at 8,000 tons compared to the County-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-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 Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-class has a longer range at 3,920 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Project 956 Sarych-class's 156.0 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Project 956 Sarych-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Project 956 Sarych-class's 350 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-class has been built in greater numbers with 21 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.