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Choe Hyon vs Type 052

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
Chinese destroyer, introduced in 1994, displaces 4,674 tons.
Origin 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 1994
Number built 2 units
Estimated unit price NA
Displacement 5,000 tons
Maximum speed NA
Range 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 4,674 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 16 knots
Length 144.0 m
Beam 16.0 m
Crew 266
Propulsion 2 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (55,000 shp) or 2 x Zorya-Mashproekt DA80 gas turbines (48,600 shp); 2 x MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesels (8,840 shp)
Armament
  • 4 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 SAM
  • 1 × twin 100 mm/56 H/PJ-33B gun
  • 2 x Type 730 CIWS
  • 2 x triple 324 mm Whitehead B515 torpedo tubes carrying Yu-7
  • 2 x 12-tube FQF 2500 ASW rocket launchers

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 052-class?
The Choe Hyon-class has greater displacement at 5,000 tons compared to the Type 052-class's 4,674 tons.
Which is faster, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 052-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 052-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 052-class?
The Choe Hyon-class is longer at 144.5 meters compared to the Type 052-class's 144.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 052-class?
Both the Choe Hyon-class and Type 052-class have been built in equal numbers with 2 vessels each.