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Type 052D vs Zumwalt

Type 052D vs Zumwalt at a glance — displacement 7,500 vs 15,907 tons, length 156 vs 190 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots.

Specifications
Type 052D Zumwalt
Origin 🇨🇳 China 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Jiangnan Shipyard Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 2014 2016
Number built 35 units 3 units
Estimated unit price NA $4,240 million
Displacement 7,500 tons 15,907 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 15 knots NA
Length 156.0 m 190.0 m
Beam 17.0 m 24.6 m
Crew -- 147
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Armament & Systems
Type 052D Zumwalt
Armament
  • 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
  • 20 × Mk 57 VLS modules (80 launch cells total)
  • RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles
  • Tomahawk missiles
  • SM-6 missiles
  • RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rockets
  • 2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System
  • 2 × 30 mm Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System
Propulsion CODOG: 2 × QC-280 gas turbines, 2 × diesels 2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators; 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW each); 2 × propellers driven by electric motors (Total: 78 MW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Type 052D-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the Type 052D-class's 7,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 052D-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 052D-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 052D-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Type 052D-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Zumwalt-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 052D-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the Type 052D-class's 156.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 052D-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Type 052D-class has been built in greater numbers with 35 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Zumwalt-class.