Horizon vs Zumwalt
Horizon vs Zumwalt at a glance — displacement 7,050 vs 15,907 tons, length 152 vs 190 m, speed 29 vs 30 knots, crew 236 vs 147.
Specifications
|
Horizon |
Zumwalt |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Air-defense destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Horizon Sas |
Bath Iron Works |
| Year introduced |
2007 |
2016 |
| Number built |
4 units |
3 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,500 million |
$4,240 million |
| Displacement |
7,050 tons |
15,907 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
6,100 nm at 18 knots |
NA |
| Length |
152.9 m |
190.0 m |
| Beam |
20.3 m |
24.6 m |
| Crew |
236 |
147 |
Armament & Systems
|
Horizon |
Zumwalt |
| 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
|
- 20 × Mk 57 VLS modules (80 launch cells total)
- RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles
- Tomahawk missiles
- SM-6 missiles
- RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rockets
- 2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System
- 2 × 30 mm Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System
|
| 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 |
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators; 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW each); 2 × propellers driven by electric motors (Total: 78 MW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Horizon-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the Horizon-class's 7,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Horizon-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Horizon-class's 29 knots.
Which is longer, the Horizon-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the Horizon-class's 152.9 meters.
How many crew members do the Horizon-class and Zumwalt-class have?
The Horizon-class has a larger crew complement of 236 compared to the Zumwalt-class's 147 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Horizon-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is more expensive at approximately $4.2 billion per unit compared to the Horizon-class at $1.5 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Horizon-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Horizon-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Zumwalt-class.