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Type 055 vs Zumwalt

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Specifications
Type 055 Zumwalt
Origin 🇨🇳 China 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Changxingdao-Jiangnan Shipyard Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 2020 2016
Number built 8 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $888 million $4,240 million
Displacement 13,000 tons 15,907 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 12 knots NA
Length 180.0 m 190.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 24.6 m
Crew 300 147
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Armament & Systems
Type 055 Zumwalt
Armament
  • 1 × 130 mm H/PJ-45 gun
  • 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 gun-based CIWS
  • 1 × 24-cell HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS
  • 112 GJB 5860-2006 VLS cells
  • HHQ-9 long range surface-to-air missiles
  • YJ-18A anti-ship missiles
  • YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles
  • CJ-10 land-attack cruise missile
  • Anti-submarine missiles
  • 2 × sets of 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
  • Yu-7 torpedoes
  • 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 COGAG 4 × QC-280 gas turbines (28 MW (38,000 hp) each) Total: 112 MW (150,000 shp) 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)

Overview

The Type 055 and the Zumwalt are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 13,000 tons for the Type 055 vs 15,907 tons for the Zumwalt. The Type 055 reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Zumwalt. The Type 055 carries a crew of 300 vs 147 for the Zumwalt.

The Type 055 was produced in 8 units vs 3 for the Zumwalt. Cost per hull is $888M for the Type 055 vs $4,240M for the Zumwalt. The Type 055 was commissioned in 2020, 4 years after the Zumwalt (2016).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Type 055-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the Type 055-class's 13,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 055-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 055-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 055-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Type 055-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Zumwalt-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 055-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the Type 055-class's 180.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Type 055-class and Zumwalt-class have?
The Type 055-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Zumwalt-class's 147 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Type 055-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is more expensive at approximately $4.2 billion per unit compared to the Type 055-class at $888 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 055-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Type 055-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Zumwalt-class.