Choe Hyon vs Incheon
Choe Hyon vs Incheon at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 3,300 tons, length 144 vs 114 m.
Specifications
|
Choe Hyon |
Incheon |
| Origin |
🇰🇵 North Korea |
🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Nampo Shipyard, Hambuk Shipyard |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Year introduced |
2026 |
2013 |
| Number built |
2 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
5,000 tons |
3,300 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
4,500 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
144.5 m |
114.0 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
14.0 m |
| Crew |
-- |
140 |
Armament & Systems
|
Choe Hyon |
Incheon |
| 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
|
- 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
- 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo
- 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
- 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile
- 8 × Haeryong Tactical Land Attack Missile
|
| Propulsion |
-- |
CODOG: 2 × MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesel engine, 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine |
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Which has greater displacement, the Choe Hyon-class or Incheon-class?
The Choe Hyon-class has greater displacement at 5,000 tons compared to the Incheon-class's 3,300 tons.
Which is longer, the Choe Hyon-class or Incheon-class?
The Choe Hyon-class is longer at 144.5 meters compared to the Incheon-class's 114.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Choe Hyon-class or Incheon-class?
The Incheon-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Choe Hyon-class.