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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 3300 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)

Overview

The Kidd and the Sheffield are both Destroyer classes.

The Kidd displaces 9,783 tons — 2.3x the Sheffield's 4,200 tons. The Kidd reaches 33 knots vs 30 knots for the Sheffield. Operational range is 6,000 nautical miles for the Kidd vs 4,200 for the Sheffield. The Kidd carries a crew of 348 vs 253 for the Sheffield.

The Kidd was produced in 4 units vs 16 for the Sheffield. The Kidd was commissioned in 1981, 6 years after the Sheffield (1975).

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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.