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Horizon vs Type 055

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Specifications
Horizon Type 055
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Air-defense destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Horizon Sas Changxingdao-Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2007 2020
Number built 4 units 14 units
Estimated unit price $1,500 million $888 million
Displacement 7,050 tons 13,000 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 6,100 nm at 3500 knots 5,000 nm at 12 knots
Length 152.9 m 180.0 m
Beam 20.3 m 20.0 m
Crew 236 300
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Armament & Systems
Horizon Type 055
Armament
  • PAAMS air-defence system
  • 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System
  • Aster 15 missiles
  • Aster 30 missiles
  • 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France)
  • 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy)
  • 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France)
  • 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (Italy)
  • 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS
  • 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy)
  • 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France)
  • 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact
  • 1 × 130 mm H/PJ-45 gun
  • 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 gun-based CIWS
  • 1 × 24-cell HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS
  • 112 GJB 5860-2006 VLS cells
  • HHQ-9 long range surface-to-air missiles
  • YJ-18A anti-ship missiles
  • YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles
  • CJ-10 land-attack cruise missile
  • Anti-submarine missiles
  • 2 × sets of 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
  • Yu-7 torpedoes
Propulsion CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each COGAG 4 × QC-280 gas turbines (28 MW (38,000 hp) each) Total: 112 MW (150,000 shp)

Overview

The Horizon and the Type 055 are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 7,050 tons for the Horizon vs 13,000 tons for the Type 055. The Horizon reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 055. Operational range is 6,100 nautical miles for the Horizon vs 5,000 for the Type 055. The Horizon carries a crew of 236 vs 300 for the Type 055.

The Horizon was produced in 4 units vs 14 for the Type 055. Cost per hull is $1,500M for the Horizon vs $888M for the Type 055. The Horizon was commissioned in 2007, 13 years before the Type 055 (2020).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Horizon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class has greater displacement at 13,000 tons compared to the Horizon-class's 7,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Horizon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Horizon-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Horizon-class or Type 055-class?
The Horizon-class has a longer range at 6,100 nautical miles compared to the Type 055-class's 5,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Horizon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class is longer at 180.0 meters compared to the Horizon-class's 152.9 meters.
How many crew members do the Horizon-class and Type 055-class have?
The Type 055-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Horizon-class's 236 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Horizon-class or Type 055-class?
The Horizon-class is more expensive at approximately $1.5 billion per unit compared to the Type 055-class at $888 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Horizon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Horizon-class.