GlobalMilitary.net Open-source military intelligence Updated daily
Head-to-head

Arleigh Burke vs Type 052D

Change comparison vs
Specifications
Arleigh Burke Type 052D
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 1991 2014
Number built 78 units 25 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million NA
Displacement 9,900 tons 7,500 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 155.3 m 156.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 323 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Type 052D
Armament
  • 1 × 127 mm/54 Mk 45 Mod 1/2 or 1 × 127 mm/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun
  • 1 or 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 1 × SeaRAM (on select ships)
  • 2 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster equipped Mk 38 machine gun systems
  • 4 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning heavy machine guns
  • 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Flights I & II only)
  • 4 × Naval Strike Missile (DDG-62)
  • 90 or 96 cell Mk 41 vertical launching system (BGM-109 Tomahawk, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-174 SM-6, RIM-156 SM-2ER Blk. IV, RIM-66 SM-2MR, RIM-162 ESSM, RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC)
  • 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mark 46, Mark 50, or Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes)
  • 1 × Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (on select ships)
  • 1 × HELIOS laser (DDG-88)
  • 1 × 130 mm gun
  • 1 × HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS (24-cell launcher)
  • 1 × Type 730 gun-based CIWS
  • 64 cell VLS (GJB 5860-2006 standard)
  • HHQ-9 SAM
  • YJ-18 SSM
  • CJ-10 LACM
  • CY-5 ASM
Propulsion 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines each generating 26,250 bhp (19,570 kW); coupled to two shafts, each driving a five-bladed reversible controllable-pitch propeller; Total output: 105,000 bhp (78,000 kW) CODOG: 2 × QC-280 gas turbines, 2 × diesels
Related Comparisons
Arleigh Burke vs Type 055 Arleigh Burke vs Kongo Type 052D vs Kolkata Arleigh Burke vs Zumwalt Arleigh Burke vs DD-963 Spruance Arleigh Burke vs Project 956 Sarych

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 052D-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Type 052D-class's 7,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 052D-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Type 052D-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is longer at 156.0 meters compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 155.3 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Type 052D-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 25 vessels of the Type 052D-class.