Kidd-class destroyer vs Type 054A frigate

Kidd-class destroyer — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

Kidd-class destroyer

Guided-missile destroyer

Credit

Camera Operator: DON S. MONTGOMERY, USN(RET) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Type 054A frigate

Frigate

Credit

日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kidd-class destroyerLength

172 m

Length source ↗

Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Kidd-class destroyerlarger figure on 5 of 5

Length+28%
Beam+6%
Draught+92%
Displacement+147%
Speed+22%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 5

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

172m

134m

Length+28%

All recorded figures & sources

172 m

Length

Single source

563 ft (172 m)^[source]

134 m

Length

Single source

134 m (440 ft)^[source]

17m

16m

Beam+6%

All recorded figures & sources

17 m

Beam

Single source

55 ft (17 m)^[source]

16 m

Beam

Single source

16 m (52 ft)^[source]

9.6m

Draught+92%

All recorded figures & sources

9.6 m

Draught

Single source

31.5 ft (9.6 m)^[source]

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft)^[source]

9,783tFull

3,963tfull

Displacement+147%

All recorded figures & sources

9,783 tonnes

Full

Single source

2,494 tonnes

Dead Weight

Single source

7,289 tonnes

Light

Single source

Light: 7,289 t (7,174 long tons; 8,035 short tons) Full: 9,783 t (9,628 long tons; 10,784 short tons) Dead Weight: 2,494 t (2,455 long tons; 2,749 short tons)^[source]

3,963 tonnes

full

Single source

3,963 tonnes (full)^[source]

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180Unspecified

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

180 people

Unspecified

Single source

180人^[source]Unspecified

28officers; 320 enlisted

—

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

officers; 320 enlisted

Single source

28 officers; 320 enlisted^[source]

61km/hMaximum; Speed

50km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+22%

All recorded figures & sources

61 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)^[source]

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

27 knots (50 km/h)^[source]

11,000kmat 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

7,000kmestimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11,000 km

at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

Single source

6,100 km

at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Single source

6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)^[source]

7,000 km

estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Single source

3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[source]

2,500kW

CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Power

All recorded figures & sources

2,500 kW

3 × Allison 501-K17 ship service gas turbine generators ( each

Single source

3 × Allison 501-K17 ship service gas turbine generators (2,500 kW (3,400 hp) each)^[source]

4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines , 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)^[source]

CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Kidd-class destroyer and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Kidd-class destroyer	Type 054A frigate
Name	Kidd -class destroyer^[source]	—
Builders	Ingalls Shipbuilding , MS (4)^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	United States Navy Republic of China Navy (as Kee Lung class )^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Spruance class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]
Succeeded by	Arleigh Burke class^[source]	Type 054B frigate^[source]
Subclasses	Kee Lung class^[source]	Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]
Built	1978–1982^[source]	2005–present^[source]
In commission	1981–1999 ( United States Navy ) 2005–present ( Republic of China Navy )^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Completed	4^[source]	—
Active	4 ( Taiwan )^[source]	46^[source]
Type	Guided-missile destroyer^[source]	Frigate^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	SPS-48E 3D Air Search Radar SPS-49(V)5 2D Air Search Radar 2 × SPG-51D Missile Control Radar 1 × AN/SPG-60 Gun Fire Control Radar SPS-55 Surface Search Radar SPQ-9A Gun Fire Control Radar SQS-53 hull-mounted sonar^[source]	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 (V)3 OUTBOARD II EW Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed sonar decoy^[source]	2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system^[source]
Armament	2 × 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × Mk 26 launchers for 68 × RIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA（RIM-66K-2 and RUR-5 ASROC 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 cannons (Varies from ship to ship, Block 0/1/1A/1B) 2 × 4 Mk 141 Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk46 torpedoes ) (14 torpedoes)^[source]	1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher^[source]
Aircraft carried	1 SH-3 helicopter or 2 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS helicopters^[source]	Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version^[source]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters^[source]	hangar^[source]
Country of origin	United States^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]
Cost	—	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]
Planned	—	50^[source]

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Kidd-class destroyer

Type 054A frigate

Name

Kidd -class destroyer^[source]

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Builders

Ingalls Shipbuilding , MS (4)^[source]

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Operators

United States Navy Republic of China Navy (as Kee Lung class )^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Spruance class^[source]

Type 054 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by

Arleigh Burke class^[source]

Type 054B frigate^[source]

Subclasses

Kee Lung class^[source]

Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]

Built

1978–1982^[source]

2005–present^[source]

In commission

1981–1999 ( United States Navy ) 2005–present ( Republic of China Navy )^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Completed

4^[source]

—

Active

4 ( Taiwan )^[source]

46^[source]

Type

Guided-missile destroyer^[source]

Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

SPS-48E 3D Air Search Radar SPS-49(V)5 2D Air Search Radar 2 × SPG-51D Missile Control Radar 1 × AN/SPG-60 Gun Fire Control Radar SPS-55 Surface Search Radar SPQ-9A Gun Fire Control Radar SQS-53 hull-mounted sonar^[source]

Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

AN/SLQ-32 (V)3 OUTBOARD II EW Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed sonar decoy^[source]

2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system^[source]

Armament

2 × 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × Mk 26 launchers for 68 × RIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA（RIM-66K-2 and RUR-5 ASROC 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 cannons (Varies from ship to ship, Block 0/1/1A/1B) 2 × 4 Mk 141 Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk46 torpedoes ) (14 torpedoes)^[source]

1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher^[source]

Aircraft carried

1 SH-3 helicopter or 2 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS helicopters^[source]

Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version^[source]

Aviation facilities

Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters^[source]

hangar^[source]

Country of origin

United States^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Cost

—

US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]

Planned

—

50^[source]