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Specifications
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Kongo |
Type 051C |
| Origin |
🇯🇵 Japan |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company |
| Year introduced |
1993 |
2006 |
| Number built |
4 units |
20 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
9,500 tons |
7,100 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm at 20 knots |
NA |
| Length |
161.0 m |
155.0 m |
| Beam |
21.0 m |
17.1 m |
| Crew |
300 |
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Armament & Systems
|
Kongo |
Type 051C |
| 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
|
- 48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles
- 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
- 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun
- 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems
- 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes
- 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers
- 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers
|
| Propulsion |
4 Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) |
2 indigenous steam turbines |
Overview
The Kongo and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.
Displacement is 9,500 tons for the Kongo vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Kongo reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.
The Kongo was produced in 4 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Kongo was commissioned in 1993, 13 years before the Type 051C (2006).
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Kongo-class or Type 051C-class?
The Kongo-class has greater displacement at 9,500 tons compared to the Type 051C-class's 7,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Kongo-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-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 Type 051C-class?
The Kongo-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kongo-class or Type 051C-class?
The Kongo-class is longer at 161.0 meters compared to the Type 051C-class's 155.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kongo-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kongo-class.