Sheffield vs Tachikaze
Sheffield vs Tachikaze at a glance — displacement 4,200 vs 3,910 tons, length 125 vs 143 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 253 vs 250.
Specifications
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Sheffield |
Tachikaze |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇯🇵 Japan |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Vickers |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Year introduced |
1975 |
1976 |
| Number built |
16 units |
3 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,200 tons |
3,910 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
4,200 nm at 18 knots |
7,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
125.6 m |
143.0 m |
| Beam |
14.3 m |
14.3 m |
| Crew |
253 |
250 |
Armament & Systems
|
Sheffield |
Tachikaze |
| 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
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- 2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 1 × Mk 13 missile launcher (for the Standard-MR SAM)
- 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM
- 1 × Type 74 launcher for the ASROC
- 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
|
| 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 × Mitsubishi steam turbines, 60,000 hp (45,000 kW), 2 shafts |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Sheffield-class or Tachikaze-class?
The Sheffield-class has greater displacement at 4,200 tons compared to the Tachikaze-class's 3,910 tons.
Which is faster, the Sheffield-class or Tachikaze-class?
The Tachikaze-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Sheffield-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sheffield-class or Tachikaze-class?
The Tachikaze-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sheffield-class or Tachikaze-class?
The Tachikaze-class is longer at 143.0 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Sheffield-class and Tachikaze-class have?
The Sheffield-class has a larger crew complement of 253 compared to the Tachikaze-class's 250 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sheffield-class or Tachikaze-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Tachikaze-class.