Top 10 Most Powerful Destroyers In The World in 2020

May 10, 2020 Unipro2013main Military Trends, Modern Frigates & Destroyers, Modern Warships, Navy, Warships

<h2>Top 10 Most Powerful Destroyers In The World in 2020 –</h2> 10. Horizon class – France/Italy   Cost: ~$2 Billion USD Power: ~ 71000 shp Speed: 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) Range: 11,000 km Length: 152.87 Displacement: 6,940 long tons Crew: 255 Special Attack: 3× OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns with Davide/Strales system The Horizon class is a class of air-defence frigates in service with the French Navy and the Italian Navy, though they have since been designated as destroyers by both countries.   9. Daring class – United Kingdom   Cost: $ 1.4 billion Power: 117,000 shp Speed: 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) Range: 13,000 km Length: 152.4 m Displacement: 10,400 short tons Crew: 191 Special Attack: 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy.   8. AKIZUKI CLASS – JAPAN   Cost: $893 million Power: COGAG, two shafts, four Rolls Royce Spey SM1C turbines Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) Length: 150.5 m Displacement: 6800 tonnes Crew: 200 Special Attack: 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 gun The Japanese Aikizuki class of general purpose destroyers are used as escorts for the Hyuga and Izumo class helicopter carriers. A total of 4 Aikizuki class ships were planned and were eventually completed. The lead ship was commissioned with the JMSDF in 2012. The last one was commissioned in 2014.   7. KONGŌ-CLASS – Japan   Cost: $1.48 billion Power: 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) Range: 8,300 km Length: 161 m Displacement: 9,500 tons Crew: 300 Special Attack: 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 caliber Oto-Breda Compact Gun The Kongou class of guided missile destroyers serves as the core ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Escort Flotillas. Constructed in the 1990s, the Kongou class are equipped with the Aegis fire control system, being one of the few ship classes outside the United States to have that capability.   6. Atago class – Japan   Cost: $1.48 billion Power: 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h) Length: 165 m Displacement: 10,000 tons Crew: 300 Special Attack: 1 × 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun Anti-air warfare destroyer. COGLAG propulsion with 4 gas turbines, developing 100 000 shp combined. The Atago class are large Japan’s destroyers with strong anti-air warfare capability. This class is a scaled-up and improved version of the Kongou class   5. Kolkata class – India   Cost: US$540 million Power: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h) Range: 15,000 km Length: 163 m Displacement: 8,200 short tons Crew: 40 officers and 350 Special Attack: 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 missiles The Kolkata class are a class of stealth guided missile destroyers constructed for the Indian Navy. The class comprises three ships – Kolkata, Kochi and Chennai, all of which were built by Mazagon Dock Limited in India, and are the largest destroyers to be operated by the Indian Navy.   4. Type 052D class – China   Cost: $510M Power: 91,000 shp (68 MW) Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) Length: 157 m Displacement: 7,500 tons Crew: 280 Special Attack: 1 × H/PJ-45A 130mm dual purpose gun The Type 052D destroyer is a class of guided missile destroyers being deployed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. Currently it is being built at two different Chinese shipyards.   3. Arleigh Burke class – USA   Cost: US$1.843 billion Power: 105,000 bhp (78,000 kW) Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) Range: 8,100 km Length: 155 m Displacement: 9,600 long tons Crew: 276 Special Attack: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/54 Mk-45 Mod 1/2 (lightweight gun) The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers (DDGs) is the United States Navy’s first class of destroyer built around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer in World War II, and later Chief of Naval Operations.   2. Sejong the Great class – South Korea   Cost: $923 million Power: 100,000 shp (75 MW) Range: 10,200 km Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) Length: 166 m Displacement: 11,000 tons Crew: 300-400 Special Attack: 1 × 5 inch (127 mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun The Sejong the Great-class destroyers, also known as KD-III, are three guided missile destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The second ship was commissioned in August 2010 and the third in August 2012.   1. Zumwalt class – USA   Cost: $4.24 Billion per unit Power: 78 MW (105,000 shp) Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) Length: 190 m Displacement: 15,742 long tons Crew: 147 +28 in air detachment Special Attack: 20 × MK 57 VLS modules The Zumwalt-class destroyer is a class of United States Navy guided missile destroyers designed as multi-mission stealth ships with a focus on land attack.   Credit to : Defense TV

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