Kongo vs Sheffield
Kongo vs Sheffield at a glance — displacement 9,500 vs 4,200 tons, length 161 vs 125 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 300 vs 253.
Specifications
|
Kongo |
Sheffield |
| Origin |
🇯🇵 Japan |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Vickers |
| Year introduced |
1993 |
1975 |
| Number built |
4 units |
16 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
9,500 tons |
4,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm at 20 knots |
4,200 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
161.0 m |
125.6 m |
| Beam |
21.0 m |
14.3 m |
| Crew |
300 |
253 |
Armament & Systems
|
Kongo |
Sheffield |
| 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 × 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 Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) |
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) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Kongo-class or Sheffield-class?
The Kongo-class has greater displacement at 9,500 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Kongo-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-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 Sheffield-class?
The Kongo-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kongo-class or Sheffield-class?
The Kongo-class is longer at 161.0 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Kongo-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Kongo-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kongo-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kongo-class.