Hobart vs Kolkata

Spanish guided-missile destroyer, 7,000 tons displacement, uses a combined diesel or gas propulsion system.
Origin 🇪🇸 Spain
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Navantia
Year introduced 2017
Number built 3 units
Estimated unit price $2,020 million
Indian guided-missile destroyer, introduced in 2014, utilizes a combined gas and gas propulsion system.
Origin 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Mazagon Dock Limited
Year introduced 2014
Number built 3 units
Estimated unit price $730 million
Displacement 7,000 tons â—‰
Maximum speed 28.0 knots â—‰
Range 5,000 nm at 18 knots â—‰
Length 147.2 m â—‰
Beam 18.6 m â—‰
Crew 186 â—‰
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)
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
Displacement 7,400 tons â—‰
Maximum speed 30.0 knots â—‰
Range 6,000 nm at 18 knots â—‰
Length 163.0 m â—‰
Beam 17.4 m â—‰
Crew 300 â—‰
Propulsion Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each
Armament
  • 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 x AK-630 CIWS

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has greater displacement at 7,400 tons compared to the Hobart-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Hobart-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Hobart-class's 5,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Hobart-class's 147.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Hobart-class and Kolkata-class have?
The Kolkata-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Hobart-class's 186 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
The Hobart-class is more expensive at approximately $2.0 billion per unit compared to the Kolkata-class at $730 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hobart-class or Kolkata-class?
Both the Hobart-class and Kolkata-class have been built in equal numbers with 3 vessels each.