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Specifications
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Choe Hyon |
Daring |
| Origin |
🇰🇵 North Korea |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Nampo Shipyard, Hambuk Shipyard |
BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships |
| Year introduced |
2026 |
2009 |
| Number built |
2 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$1,300 million |
| Displacement |
5,000 tons |
7,350 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
7,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
144.5 m |
152.4 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
21.2 m |
| Crew |
-- |
191 |
Armament & Systems
|
Choe Hyon |
Daring |
| 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
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- 48 × Sylver vertical launching system A50 (Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles)
- 24 × Sea Ceptor silos (planned)
- 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
- 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns)
- 6 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns
- 2 x DragonFire laser-based directed energy weapon (planned)
- Harpoon Block 1C SSMs (retired 2023)
- Naval Strike Missile (replacement)
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| Propulsion |
-- |
2 shafts integrated electric propulsion with 2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines (21.5 MW each) and 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators (2 MW each) or 3 × MTU 4000 series diesel generators (3 MW each) |
Overview
The Choe Hyon and the Daring are both Destroyer classes.
Displacement is 5,000 tons for the Choe Hyon vs 7,350 tons for the Daring.
The Choe Hyon was produced in 2 units vs 6 for the Daring. The Choe Hyon was commissioned in 2026, 17 years after the Daring (2009).
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Choe Hyon-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 5,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Choe Hyon-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Choe Hyon-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Choe Hyon-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class is longer at 152.4 meters compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 144.5 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Choe Hyon-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Choe Hyon-class.