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How long is a Zumwalt-class destroyer?

A Zumwalt-class destroyer is about 190 m (623 ft) long.

What is measured: US Navy stealth guided-missile destroyer, hull length

Zumwalt-Class Destroyer (190 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Zumwalt-Class Destroyer (190 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.8× as long as a football (soccer) pitch
  • As long as about 4 Olympic swimming pools end to end
  • About 58% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 2× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • As long as about 8 tennis courts end to end

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Facts about Zumwalt-Class Destroyer

The Zumwalt-class destroyer's angular tumblehome hull design was engineered to minimize radar cross-section.

Source: US Navy fact file, Zumwalt-class Destroyer

Military

NameSizeCompared with Zumwalt-Class Destroyer
Akula-Class Submarine113 m (371 ft)0.59×
Virginia-Class Submarine115 m (377 ft)0.6×
HMS Dreadnought Battleship161 m (527 ft)0.85×
Ohio-Class Submarine170 m (558 ft)0.89×
USS Arizona Battleship185 m (607 ft)0.97×
Zumwalt-Class Destroyer190 m (623 ft)this page
Bismarck-Class Battleship251 m (823 ft)1.3×
Yamato-Class Battleship263 m (863 ft)1.4×
Iowa-Class Battleship270 m (886 ft)1.4×
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier333 m (1,093 ft)1.8×

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Which is bigger: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer or Bismarck-Class Battleship?

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