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Delhi vs Type 051C

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Specifications
Delhi Type 051C
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Mazagon Dock Limited Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 1997 2006
Number built 3 units 20 units
Estimated unit price $380 million NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 7,100 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 18 knots NA
Length 163.0 m 155.0 m
Beam 17.0 m 17.1 m
Crew 350 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Delhi Type 051C
Armament
  • 8 × BrahMos (slant launchers) anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)
  • 32 × Barak 1 point-defence surface-to-air missiles (VLS launched)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • 2 × RBU-6000 rocket launchers
  • Quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 rails of depth charges
  • 48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun
  • 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems
  • 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes
  • 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers
  • 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers
Propulsion 2 × Zorya-Mashproekt M36E propulsion plants with DT-59 gas turbines 82,820 hp (61,760 kW) 2 indigenous steam turbines

Overview

The Delhi and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,200 tons for the Delhi vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Delhi reaches 32 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.

The Delhi was produced in 3 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Delhi was commissioned in 1997, 9 years before the Type 051C (2006).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Delhi-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has greater displacement at 7,100 tons compared to the Delhi-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Delhi-class or Type 051C-class?
The Delhi-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Type 051C-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Delhi-class or Type 051C-class?
The Delhi-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Delhi-class or Type 051C-class?
The Delhi-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Type 051C-class's 155.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Delhi-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Delhi-class.