Origin Japan
Type Destroyer
Year 1960
Displacement, tons 2 350
Dimensions, meters 118.0 x 12.0 x 4.0
Aircraft -
Missiles -
Guns 3 x 127mm/54 Mk 39 4 x 76mm/50 Mk 33 Torpedo 4 x 533mm
Main Engines 2 x geared turbines. 45 000 shp Speed, knots 32
Range, miles 5.500
Complement 330

Built under the 1957 Military Aid programme.

Origin USA
Type Destroyer
Year 1944
Displacement, tons 2 200
Dimensions, meters 114.8 x 12.4 x 5.8
Aircraft -
Missiles 3 x Hsiung Feng
Guns 6 x 127mm/38 Mk 38 - 4 x 76mm/50 Mk 33 - 8 x 40mm
Torpedo -
Main Engines 2 x GE geared turbines. 60 000 shp
Speed, knots 34
Range, miles 5.500
Complement 275

These Taiwanesse version Allen M Summer destroyers where not upgraded under the “Fram” programmes. But retain their original configurations with removal of original torpedo tubes and has had a local produced Hsiung Feng missiles installed.

Origin United Kingdom
Type Destroyer
Year 1960
Displacement, tons 2 730
Dimensions, meters 122.5 x 13.1 x 4.0
Aircraft -
Missiles 4 x Exocet 4 x Seacat
Guns 4 x 102mm/60 4 x 40mm/70
Torpedo 6 x 533mm
Main Engines Parsons Pametrade geared turbines. 54 000 shp
Speed, knots 34.5
Range, miles 6.000
Complement 266

Modernised in 1975 to bring this destroyer up to date, and was fitted with French Exocet missiles. It has remarkable fire power both for surface and air attacks.

Origin USA
Type Destroyer
Year 1991
Displacement, tons 8 350
Dimensions, meters 154.0 x 18.0 x 5.7
Aircraft 1 x helicopter
Missiles 8 x Harpoon - 8 x ASROC - 8 x Tomahawk
Guns 1 x 127mm/54 Mk 45 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Torpedo 6 x Type 68
Main Engines 2 x GE LM2500-30 gas turbine. 100 000 shp
Speed, knots 30
Range, miles 6.000
Complement 330

The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers are built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The first ship was commissioned on 4 July 1991 .

The Arleigh Burke class are among the largest destroyers ever built (larger is the Ticonderoga class cruiser, which is a redesignated AAW destroyer), and certainly among the most powerful. According to Bath Iron Works promotional material, Arleigh Burke is ton for ton the most powerful warship ever built. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke, the most famous destroyer officer of World War II.

Admiral Burke was alive when the class leader was commissioned, and his words to the plank crew echo in the class's distinguished service to date: "This ship is built to fight; you'd better know how."

One Arleigh Burke class ship has been damaged by enemy action: Cole was damaged by a powerful improvised explosive device delivered by a suicide boat in October of 2000. Thanks to skillful damage control, the ship was saved and returned to action in 2001.

The greatly improved "Flight IIA Arleigh Burke" class ship, a major alteration of the class which significantly changed the ship's layout including the addition of two helicopter hangars for improved ASW fighting capability, began with Oscar Austin. The Flight IIA Burke also received improved surface fighting and shore bombardment capability with the introduction of the longer 5"/62 caliber gun on Winston S. Churchill. Some sources have argued that the Flight IIA ships are different enough from the Flight I/II ship that it should be renamed the Oscar Austin class destroyer.

Origin Italy
Type Destroyer
Year 1973
Displacement, tons 3 600
Dimensions, meters 136.6 x 14.2 x 4.6
Aircraft 2 x helicopter
Missiles 8 x Tartar D
Guns 4 x 127mm/54
Torpedo 6 x Mk 32
Main Engines 2 x double reduction geared turbines. 73 000 shp
Speed, knots 34
Range, miles 3.000
Complement 380

The guided missile destroyer Audace was laid down in 1968 and was commissioned 5 years later in 1973. It had strong ASW capabilities.

Origin Japan
Type Destroyer
Year 1965
Displacement, tons 3 050
Dimensions, meters 131.0 x 13.4 x 4.2
Aircraft -
Missiles 1 x Tartar D 8 x ASROC
Guns 4 x 76mm/50 Mk 33
Torpedo 4 x Type 68
Main Engines 2 x Ishikawajima Foster-Wheeler
Speed, knots 33
Range, miles 7.000
Complement 290

Ordered under the 1960 programme. Refitted in 1967 when A/S tubes and sonar where fitted. In 1968 fitted with ASROC.

Origin Japan
Type Destroyer
Year 1958
Displacement, tons 1 700
Dimensions, meters 109.0 x 10.7 x 3.7
Aircraft -
Missiles -
Guns 6 x 76mm/50 Mk 33
Torpedo 4 x 533mm
Main Engines 2 x Mitsubishi/Escher-Weiss geared turbines. 35 000 shp
Speed, knots 32
Range, miles 6.000
Complement 230