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Hobart vs Kolkata

Hobart vs Kolkata at a glance — displacement 7,000 vs 7,400 tons, length 147 vs 163 m, speed 28 vs 30 knots, crew 186 vs 300.

Specifications
Hobart Kolkata
Origin 🇪🇸 Spain 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Navantia Mazagon Dock Limited
Year introduced 2017 2014
Number built 3 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $2,020 million $730 million
Displacement 7,000 tons 7,400 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 18 knots 6,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 147.2 m 163.0 m
Beam 18.6 m 17.4 m
Crew 186 300
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Armament & Systems
Hobart Kolkata
Armament
  • 48-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System (SM-2, RIM-162 ESSM, SM-6, Tomahawk)
  • 2 x 4-canister Naval Strike Missile launchers
  • 2 × 2-tube Mark 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers (MU90 Impact torpedoes)
  • 1 × 5"/64 calibre Mark 45 mod 4 main gun
  • 2 × 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 mod 2 Typhoon RWS
  • 1 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 x AK-630 CIWS
Propulsion Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement: 2 × General Electric Marine model 7LM2500-SA-MLG38 gas turbines (17,500 kW each), 2 × Caterpillar Bravo 16 V Bravo diesel engines (5,650 kW each) Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has greater displacement at 7,400 tons compared to the Hobart-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Hobart-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Hobart-class's 5,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Hobart-class's 147.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Hobart-class and Kolkata-class have?
The Kolkata-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Hobart-class's 186 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Hobart-class is more expensive at approximately $2 billion per unit compared to the Kolkata-class at $730 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
Both the Hobart-class and Kolkata-class have been built in equal numbers with 3 vessels each.