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Kongo vs Type 051C

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Specifications
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 --
Performance Radar Chart
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).

Frequently Asked Questions

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.