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County vs Suffren

County vs Suffren at a glance — displacement 6,200 vs 5,335 tons, length 160 vs 157 m, speed 30 vs 34 knots, crew 471 vs 355.

Specifications
County Suffren
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇫🇷 France
Category Destroyer Frigate
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Arsenal de Lorient
Year introduced 1962 1967
Number built 8 units 2 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 5,335 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 34.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 5,100 nm at 18 knots
Length 160.0 m 157.6 m
Beam 16.0 m 15.5 m
Crew 471 355
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Armament & Systems
County Suffren
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

Twin launcher for 48 x Masurca surface-to-air missiles; 4 x MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles (fitted 1977-1979); Malafon anti-submarine missile system (13 missiles); 4 x launchers for L5 anti-submarine torpedoes (10 carried); 2 x 100 mm Modele 1953/1964 guns; 4 x 20 mm cannons
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 x boilers, 2 sets Rateau double-reduction geared steam turbines, 72,500 shp (54 MW), 2 propellers
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County-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 8 built
Suffren-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 2 built
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Suffren-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Suffren-class's 5,335 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Suffren-class?
The Suffren-class is faster with a maximum speed of 34 knots compared to the County-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the County-class or Suffren-class?
The Suffren-class has a longer range at 5,100 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Suffren-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Suffren-class's 157.6 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Suffren-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Suffren-class's 355 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Suffren-class?
The County-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Suffren-class.