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Iroquois vs Sheffield

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Specifications
Iroquois Sheffield
Origin 🇨🇦 Canada 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Marine Industries Ltd. Vickers
Year introduced 1972 1975
Number built 4 units 16 units
Estimated unit price $63 million NA
Displacement 5,200 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 15 knots 4,200 nm at 18 knots
Length 130.0 m 125.6 m
Beam 15.0 m 14.3 m
Crew 280 253
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Iroquois Sheffield
Armament
  • 1 × Mark 41 Mod 2 VLS (29 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA SAMs)
  • 1 × 76 mm (3 in)/62 OTO Melara
  • 2 × Mk. 32 SVTT triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Block 1B)
  • 6 × M2 Browning machine guns
  • 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 COGOG, 2 shaft, 2 × Pratt & Whitney FT12AH3 cruise gas turbines (6,400 hp) and 2 × Pratt & Whitney FT4A2 boost gas turbines (50,000 hp) 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 Iroquois and the Sheffield are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 5,200 tons for the Iroquois vs 4,200 tons for the Sheffield. The Iroquois reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Sheffield. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Iroquois vs 4,200 for the Sheffield. The Iroquois carries a crew of 280 vs 253 for the Sheffield.

The Iroquois was produced in 4 units vs 16 for the Sheffield. The Iroquois was commissioned in 1972, 3 years before the Sheffield (1975).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Iroquois-class or Sheffield-class?
The Iroquois-class has greater displacement at 5,200 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Iroquois-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Iroquois-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Iroquois-class or Sheffield-class?
The Iroquois-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Iroquois-class or Sheffield-class?
The Iroquois-class is longer at 130.0 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Iroquois-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Iroquois-class has a larger crew complement of 280 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Iroquois-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Iroquois-class.