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Iroquois vs Shirane

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Specifications
Iroquois Shirane
Origin 🇨🇦 Canada 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Destroyer
Manufacturer Marine Industries Ltd. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
Year introduced 1972 1980
Number built 4 units 2 units
Estimated unit price $63 million NA
Displacement 5,200 tons 5,200 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 31.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 15 knots NA
Length 130.0 m 159.0 m
Beam 15.0 m 17.5 m
Crew 280 350
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Armament & Systems
Iroquois Shirane
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
  • 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 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 × IHI boilers, 2 × turbines, 2 shafts, 70,000 shp

Overview

The Iroquois and the Shirane are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 5,200 tons for the Iroquois vs 5,200 tons for the Shirane. The Iroquois reaches 29 knots vs 31 knots for the Shirane. The Iroquois carries a crew of 280 vs 350 for the Shirane.

The Iroquois was produced in 4 units vs 2 for the Shirane. The Iroquois was commissioned in 1972, 8 years before the Shirane (1980).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Iroquois-class or Shirane-class?
The Shirane-class has greater displacement at 5,200 tons compared to the Iroquois-class's 5,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Iroquois-class or Shirane-class?
The Shirane-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Iroquois-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Iroquois-class or Shirane-class?
The Iroquois-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Shirane-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Iroquois-class or Shirane-class?
The Shirane-class is longer at 159.0 meters compared to the Iroquois-class's 130.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Iroquois-class and Shirane-class have?
The Shirane-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Iroquois-class's 280 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Iroquois-class or Shirane-class?
The Iroquois-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Shirane-class.