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Kolkata vs Murasame

Kolkata vs Murasame at a glance — displacement 7,400 vs 6,200 tons, length 163 vs 151 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 300 vs 165.

Specifications
Kolkata Murasame
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer General-purpose destroyer
Manufacturer Mazagon Dock Limited Ishikawajima-Harima HI
Year introduced 2014 1996
Number built 3 units 9 units
Estimated unit price $730 million NA
Displacement 7,400 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 18 knots NA
Length 163.0 m 151.0 m
Beam 17.4 m 17.4 m
Crew 300 165
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Kolkata Murasame
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
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 8 × Type-90 SSM-1B Anti-ship missile
  • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes
  • 16-cell Mk 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 16-cell Mk 41 VLS with VL-ASROC
Propulsion Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each 2 × IHI-GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × KHI-RR SM1C gas turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts, cp props
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Kolkata-class or Murasame-class?
The Kolkata-class has greater displacement at 7,400 tons compared to the Murasame-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Kolkata-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Kolkata-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kolkata-class or Murasame-class?
The Kolkata-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Murasame-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kolkata-class or Murasame-class?
The Kolkata-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Murasame-class's 151.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kolkata-class and Murasame-class have?
The Kolkata-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Murasame-class's 165 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kolkata-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Kolkata-class.