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Choe Hyon vs Daring

Choe Hyon vs Daring at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 7,350 tons, length 144 vs 152 m.

Specifications
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
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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
  • 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)
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)
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Frequently Asked Questions

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.