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Hobart vs Type 051C

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Specifications
Hobart Type 051C
Origin 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Navantia Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 2017 2006
Number built 3 units 20 units
Estimated unit price $2,020 million NA
Displacement 7,000 tons 7,100 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 18 knots NA
Length 147.2 m 155.0 m
Beam 18.6 m 17.1 m
Crew 186 --
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Armament & Systems
Hobart Type 051C
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
  • 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 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) 2 indigenous steam turbines

Overview

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

Displacement is 7,000 tons for the Hobart vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Hobart reaches 28 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.

The Hobart was produced in 3 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Hobart was commissioned in 2017, 11 years after the Type 051C (2006).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Hobart-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has greater displacement at 7,100 tons compared to the Hobart-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Hobart-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-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 Type 051C-class?
The Hobart-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hobart-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Hobart-class's 147.2 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hobart-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Hobart-class.