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Kongo vs Murasame

Kongo vs Murasame at a glance — displacement 9,500 vs 6,200 tons, length 161 vs 151 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 300 vs 165.

Specifications
Kongo Murasame
Origin 🇯🇵 Japan 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer General-purpose destroyer
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ishikawajima-Harima HI
Year introduced 1993 1996
Number built 4 units 9 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 9,500 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 20 knots NA
Length 161.0 m 151.0 m
Beam 21.0 m 17.4 m
Crew 300 165
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Armament & Systems
Kongo Murasame
Armament
  • 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun
  • 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 or Type 73 torpedoes
  • 90-cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System: SM-2MR, SM-3, RUM-139, RIM-162, Tomahawk
  • 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 4 Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) 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 Kongo-class or Murasame-class?
The Kongo-class has greater displacement at 9,500 tons compared to the Murasame-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Kongo-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Kongo-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kongo-class or Murasame-class?
The Kongo-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Murasame-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kongo-class or Murasame-class?
The Kongo-class is longer at 161.0 meters compared to the Murasame-class's 151.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kongo-class and Murasame-class have?
The Kongo-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 Kongo-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kongo-class.