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Rajput vs Sheffield

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Specifications
Rajput Sheffield
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant Vickers
Year introduced 1980 1975
Number built 5 units 16 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,974 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 35.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 2600 knots 4,200 nm at 18 knots
Length 146.5 m 125.6 m
Beam 15.8 m 14.3 m
Crew 320 253
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Armament & Systems
Rajput Sheffield
Armament
  • 8 × BrahMos (inclined launchers)
  • 8 × BrahMos aft VLS
  • 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM
  • 2 × S-125M twin arm launcher
  • 2 × 8 VL-SRSAM
  • 2 × 8 Barak VLS
  • 1 × AK-726 twin 3" naval gun
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS
  • 1 × 533 mm PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher
  • 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 × Zorya-Mashproekt M3E gas turbines in COGAG, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW); 2 shafts 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)

Overview

The Rajput and the Sheffield are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 4,974 tons for the Rajput vs 4,200 tons for the Sheffield. The Rajput reaches 35 knots vs 30 knots for the Sheffield. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Rajput vs 4,200 for the Sheffield. The Rajput carries a crew of 320 vs 253 for the Sheffield.

The Rajput was produced in 5 units vs 16 for the Sheffield. The Rajput was commissioned in 1980, 5 years after the Sheffield (1975).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Rajput-class or Sheffield-class?
The Rajput-class has greater displacement at 4,974 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Rajput-class or Sheffield-class?
The Rajput-class is faster with a maximum speed of 35 knots compared to the Sheffield-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Rajput-class or Sheffield-class?
The Rajput-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Rajput-class or Sheffield-class?
The Rajput-class is longer at 146.5 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Rajput-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Rajput-class has a larger crew complement of 320 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Rajput-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Rajput-class.