Kongo vs Ticonderoga
Kongo vs Ticonderoga at a glance — displacement 9,500 vs 9,800 tons, length 161 vs 173 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 300 vs 330.
Specifications
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Kongo |
Ticonderoga |
| Origin |
🇯🇵 Japan |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Year introduced |
1993 |
1983 |
| Number built |
4 units |
27 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$1,000 million |
| Displacement |
9,500 tons |
9,800 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm at 20 knots |
6,000 nm at 20 knots |
| Length |
161.0 m |
173.0 m |
| Beam |
21.0 m |
16.8 m |
| Crew |
300 |
330 |
Armament & Systems
|
Kongo |
Ticonderoga |
| 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
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- 2 × Mk 41 vertical launch systems (122 cells)
- 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers (68 x RIM-66 SM-2, 20 x RUR-5 ASROC)
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
- 2 × 5 in (127 mm) Mark 45 lightweight gun
- 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
- 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes
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| Propulsion |
4 Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) |
4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines, 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers, 2 × rudders |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Kongo-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class has greater displacement at 9,800 tons compared to the Kongo-class's 9,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Kongo-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Kongo-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kongo-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Kongo-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kongo-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class is longer at 173.0 meters compared to the Kongo-class's 161.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kongo-class and Ticonderoga-class have?
The Ticonderoga-class has a larger crew complement of 330 compared to the Kongo-class's 300 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kongo-class or Ticonderoga-class?
The Ticonderoga-class has been built in greater numbers with 27 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kongo-class.