Sheffield vs Shirane
Sheffield vs Shirane at a glance — displacement 4,200 vs 5,200 tons, length 125 vs 159 m, speed 30 vs 31 knots, crew 253 vs 350.
Specifications
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Sheffield |
Shirane |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇯🇵 Japan |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Vickers |
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries |
| Year introduced |
1975 |
1980 |
| Number built |
16 units |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,200 tons |
5,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
31.0 knots |
| Range |
4,200 nm at 18 knots |
NA |
| Length |
125.6 m |
159.0 m |
| Beam |
14.3 m |
17.5 m |
| Crew |
253 |
350 |
Armament & Systems
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Sheffield |
Shirane |
| Armament |
- 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
|
- Sea Sparrow SAM launcher
- ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher
- 2 × FMC 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 42 guns
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mk-46 torpedoes)
|
| Propulsion |
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) |
2 × IHI boilers, 2 × turbines, 2 shafts, 70,000 shp |
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Which has greater displacement, the Sheffield-class or Shirane-class?
The Shirane-class has greater displacement at 5,200 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Sheffield-class or Shirane-class?
The Shirane-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Sheffield-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sheffield-class or Shirane-class?
The Sheffield-class has a longer range at 4,200 nautical miles compared to the Shirane-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sheffield-class or Shirane-class?
The Shirane-class is longer at 159.0 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Sheffield-class and Shirane-class have?
The Shirane-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Sheffield-class's 253 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sheffield-class or Shirane-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Shirane-class.