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Hobart vs Type 052B

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Specifications
Hobart Type 052B
Origin 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Navantia Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2017 2004
Number built 3 units 20 units
Estimated unit price $2,020 million NA
Displacement 7,000 tons 7,000 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots 29.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 14 knots
Length 147.2 m 155.0 m
Beam 18.6 m 17.0 m
Crew 186 280
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Armament & Systems
Hobart Type 052B
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
  • 16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)
  • 1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun
  • 2 × Type 730 CIWS
  • 4 × multiple rocket launchers
  • 2 × triple B515 324mm antisubmarine torpedo tubes (Yu-7)
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 diesel or gas: 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (10 MW)

Overview

The Hobart and the Type 052B are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 7,000 tons for the Hobart vs 7,000 tons for the Type 052B. The Hobart reaches 28 knots vs 29 knots for the Type 052B. Operational range is 5,000 nautical miles for the Hobart vs 4,500 for the Type 052B. The Hobart carries a crew of 186 vs 280 for the Type 052B.

The Hobart was produced in 3 units vs 20 for the Type 052B. The Hobart was commissioned in 2017, 13 years after the Type 052B (2004).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Hobart-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class has greater displacement at 7,000 tons compared to the Hobart-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Hobart-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Hobart-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hobart-class or Type 052B-class?
The Hobart-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 052B-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hobart-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Hobart-class's 147.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Hobart-class and Type 052B-class have?
The Type 052B-class has a larger crew complement of 280 compared to the Hobart-class's 186 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hobart-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Hobart-class.