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Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer vs China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Type 055

Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Type 055 are both warship, compared here on public specifications. Several China-origin figures here are manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, so treat this comparison as directional.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Wins 2/3
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Type 055 Wins 1/3
Firepower
VLS cells 96 112
Physical
Length (m) 155.3 m 180 m
Naval
Displacement (t) 9,200 t 12,000 t
Full-load displacement (t) 9,700 t 13,000 t
Max speed (kn) 30 kn 30 kn
Range (nmi) 8,100 nmi 5,000 nmi
Complement 329 300
Aircraft carried N/A 2
Program
Unit cost (USD) $1,900,000,000 N/A
Units built 74 8
Operator countries 1 1

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The Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer has the lower public unit-cost figure at 1,900,000,000 USD. Treat this as directional, defense pricing varies by contract and configuration.

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Every figure in the table is sourced from public manufacturer pages, defense-ministry releases and reference publications, and is verifiable on each system's spec page. WeaponSpecs does not accept vendor placement.

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