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Kolkata vs Zumwalt

Kolkata vs Zumwalt at a glance — displacement 7,400 vs 15,907 tons, length 163 vs 190 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 300 vs 147.

Specifications
Kolkata Zumwalt
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Mazagon Dock Limited Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 2014 2016
Number built 3 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $730 million $4,240 million
Displacement 7,400 tons 15,907 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 18 knots NA
Length 163.0 m 190.0 m
Beam 17.4 m 24.6 m
Crew 300 147
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Armament & Systems
Kolkata Zumwalt
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
  • 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 Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Kolkata-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the Kolkata-class's 7,400 tons.
Which is faster, the Kolkata-class or Zumwalt-class?
Both the Kolkata-class and Zumwalt-class have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Which is longer, the Kolkata-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the Kolkata-class's 163.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kolkata-class and Zumwalt-class have?
The Kolkata-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Zumwalt-class's 147 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Kolkata-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is more expensive at approximately $4.2 billion per unit compared to the Kolkata-class at $730 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kolkata-class or Zumwalt-class?
Both the Kolkata-class and Zumwalt-class have been built in equal numbers with 3 vessels each.