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Choe Hyon vs Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin

North Korean guided-missile destroyer commissioned in 2026, the first with VLS and phased-array radar.
Origin 🇰🇵 North Korea
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Nampo Shipyard, Hambuk Shipyard
Year introduced 2026
Number built 2 units
Estimated unit price NA
South Korean destroyer, 6,520 tons displacement, introduced in 2003 by Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Destroyer
Type Destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
Year introduced 2003
Number built 6 units
Estimated unit price NA
Displacement 5,000 tons
Maximum speed NA
Length 144.5 m
Beam 16.0 m
Crew --
Propulsion --
Armament
  • 88 × VLS cells of various sizes for ballistic, cruise and surface-to-air missiles
  • 1 × 127 mm or 130 mm naval gun
  • 1 × Pantsir-ME close-in weapon system
  • 2 × 30 mm CIWS
  • 4 × 4 anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 8 × 14.5 mm heavy machine guns
Displacement 6,520 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Length 150.0 m
Beam 17.4 m
Crew 300
Propulsion Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas
Armament
  • 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles
  • 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA
  • 24-cell K-VLS for K-ASROC Red Shark and Hyunmoo III
  • 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 x triple 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Choe Hyon-class or Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class has greater displacement at 6,520 tons compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 5,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Choe Hyon-class or Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 knots.
Which is longer, the Choe Hyon-class or Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class is longer at 150.0 meters compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 144.5 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Choe Hyon-class or Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Choe Hyon-class.