Fastest warships

75 of the 75 warships in the WeaponSpecs database publish a max speed figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 0 warships with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

5 of the 25 entries below (Russia, China) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Fastest warships, ranked by published max speed
#	System	Max speed	Source
1	Skjold-class Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace	60 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	Visby-class Saab AB	35 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	Sa'ar 5 Israel Shipyards	33 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	Ticonderoga-class Cruiser Huntington Ingalls Industries	32.5 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	Kirov-class † United Shipbuilding Corporation	32 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	Shivalik class Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited	32 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	Thaon di Revel class (PPA) Fincantieri	32 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	Slava-class † United Shipbuilding Corporation	32 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	Type 002 Shandong † China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)	31 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Huntington Ingalls Industries	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	Kolkata class Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	Visakhapatnam class Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	Daegu-class frigate Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	De Zeven Provincien class Damen Naval	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	Hamina-class Rauma Marine Constructions	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	Sejong the Great-class destroyer HD Hyundai Heavy Industries	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	Type 052D † China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	Type 055 † China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	Zumwalt-class Destroyer General Dynamics Land Systems	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier Huntington Ingalls Industries	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	Incheon-class Frigate HD Hyundai Heavy Industries	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-19
22	Iver Huitfeldt-class Odense Steel Shipyard	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	Maya-class Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU)	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	Mogami-class Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier Huntington Ingalls Industries	30 kn	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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