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Arleigh Burke vs Visakhapatnam

Arleigh Burke vs Visakhapatnam at a glance — displacement 9,900 vs 7,400 tons, length 155 vs 163 m, speed 31 vs 33 knots, crew 323 vs 300.

Specifications
Arleigh Burke Visakhapatnam
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
Year introduced 1991 2021
Number built 78 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million $1,200 million
Displacement 9,900 tons 7,400 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 33.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 9,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 155.3 m 163.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 17.4 m
Crew 323 300
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Visakhapatnam
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)
  • 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles
  • 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 × AK-630M CIWS
  • 4 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun
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) CODAG: 2 × Zorya M36E gas turbines (4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines, 2 × RG-54 gearboxes), 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines (9,900 hp each), 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Visakhapatnam-class's 7,400 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Visakhapatnam-class is faster with a maximum speed of 33 knots compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 31 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Visakhapatnam-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Visakhapatnam-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 155.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Visakhapatnam-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Visakhapatnam-class's 300 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Arleigh Burke-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is more expensive at approximately $2.2 billion per unit compared to the Visakhapatnam-class at $1.2 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Visakhapatnam-class.