Type 051B vs Type 051C

Type 051B

Chinese destroyer, introduced in 1998, displaces 6,096 tons.
Origin	🇨🇳 China
Category	Destroyer
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced	1998
Number built	1 units
Estimated unit price	$300 million

Chinese guided-missile destroyer, introduced in 2006, displaces 7,100 tons.
Origin	🇨🇳 China
Category	Destroyer
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced	2006
Number built	20 units
Estimated unit price	NA

Displacement	6,096 tons ◉
Maximum speed	29.0 knots ◉
Range	4,500 nm at 14 knots
Length	154.0 m ◉
Beam	16.0 m ◉
Crew	250
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas: 2 × Ukrainian gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (6.5 MW)
Armament	16 x YJ-12 anti-ship missiles 32-cell vertical launching system HHQ-16 surface-to-air missiles 2 x Type 1130 CIWS 16 x YJ-83 anti-ship missiles HQ-7 surface-to-air missiles (octuple launcher) 2 x 100 mm H/PJ-33B naval guns (1 twin mount) 8 × 37mm AA guns (4 twin mounts) 6 x 324 mm torpedo tubes (2 triple mounts) 2 x Type 946 chaff launchers 2 x Type 947 chaff launchers

Displacement	7,100 tons ◉
Maximum speed	30.0 knots ◉
Range	NA
Length	155.0 m ◉
Beam	17.1 m ◉
Crew	--
Propulsion	2 indigenous steam turbines
Armament	48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers

Which has greater displacement, the Type 051B-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051C-class has greater displacement at 7,100 tons compared to the Type 051B-class's 6,096 tons.

Which is faster, the Type 051B-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051C-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 051B-class's 29 knots.

Which has longer range, the Type 051B-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051B-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.

Which is longer, the Type 051B-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Type 051B-class's 154.0 meters.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 051B-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Type 051B-class.