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Specifications
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Type 051B |
Type 051C |
| Origin |
🇨🇳 China |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company |
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company |
| Year introduced |
1998 |
2006 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
20 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$300 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
6,096 tons |
7,100 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm at 14 knots |
NA |
| Length |
154.0 m |
155.0 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
17.1 m |
| Crew |
250 |
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Armament & Systems
|
Type 051B |
Type 051C |
| 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
|
- 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
|
| Propulsion |
Combined diesel or gas: 2 × Ukrainian gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (6.5 MW) |
2 indigenous steam turbines |
Overview
The Type 051B and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.
Displacement is 6,096 tons for the Type 051B vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Type 051B reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.
The Type 051B was produced in 1 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Type 051B was commissioned in 1998, 8 years before the Type 051C (2006).
Detailed Comparison
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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.