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Kidd vs Sheffield

Kidd vs Sheffield at a glance — displacement 9,783 vs 4,200 tons, length 172 vs 125 m, speed 33 vs 30 knots, crew 348 vs 253.

Specifications
Kidd Sheffield
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Vickers
Year introduced 1981 1975
Number built 4 units 16 units
Estimated unit price $183 million NA
Displacement 9,783 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 33.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 20 knots 4,200 nm at 18 knots
Length 172.0 m 125.6 m
Beam 17.0 m 14.3 m
Crew 348 253
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Armament & Systems
Kidd Sheffield
Armament
  • 2 × 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns
  • 2 × Mk 26 launchers for 68 × RIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA and RUR-5 ASROC
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 cannons
  • 2 × 4 Mk 141 Harpoon missile canisters
  • 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (Mk46 torpedoes)
  • 4 × 12.7mm MGs
  • 8 × HF-3 AShMs
  • 1 × twin launcher for GWS-30 Sea Dart missiles
  • 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm cannon
  • 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 × STWS II triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
Propulsion 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW) 2 shafts COGOG; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines (50,000 shp); 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines (5,340 shp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Kidd-class or Sheffield-class?
The Kidd-class has greater displacement at 9,783 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Kidd-class or Sheffield-class?
The Kidd-class is faster with a maximum speed of 33 knots compared to the Sheffield-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kidd-class or Sheffield-class?
The Kidd-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kidd-class or Sheffield-class?
The Kidd-class is longer at 172.0 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Kidd-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Kidd-class has a larger crew complement of 348 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kidd-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kidd-class.