Cheapest warships with a published price
24 of the 75 warships in the WeaponSpecs database publish a unit cost figure. Ranked on the published number alone, lowest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 51 warships with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship | $285,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 2 | Type 31 Inspiration | $320,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 3 | Soyang-class Fast Combat Support Ship | $331,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-08-02 |
| 4 | Thaon di Revel class (PPA) | $500,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 5 | Juan Carlos I | $500,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | Bergamini class (FREMM) | $650,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 7 | Alvaro de Bazan class (F100) | $700,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 8 | Andrea Doria class (Horizon) | $800,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 9 | Kolkata class | $900,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 10 | Sejong the Great-class destroyer | $923,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 11 | Bonifaz class (F110) | $950,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam class | $950,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 13 | Type 45 Daring | $1,200,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 14 | Trieste | $1,200,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 15 | Constellation-class Frigate | $1,300,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 16 | Cavour | $1,500,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 17 | Type 26 City | $1,700,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 18 | Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer | $1,900,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 19 | Vikrant | $3,100,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 20 | America-class Amphibious Assault Ship | $3,400,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 21 | Queen Elizabeth-class | $3,800,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 22 | Zumwalt-class Destroyer | $4,400,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 23 | Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier | $8,500,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 24 | Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier | $13,300,000,000 | 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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