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Specifications
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Choe Hyon |
Type 055 |
| Origin |
🇰🇵 North Korea |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Nampo Shipyard, Hambuk Shipyard |
Changxingdao-Jiangnan Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
2026 |
2020 |
| Number built |
2 units |
8 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$888 million |
| Displacement |
5,000 tons |
13,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
5,000 nm at 12 knots |
| Length |
144.5 m |
180.0 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
20.0 m |
| Crew |
-- |
300 |
Armament & Systems
|
Choe Hyon |
Type 055 |
| 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 × 130 mm H/PJ-45 gun
- 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 gun-based CIWS
- 1 × 24-cell HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS
- 112 GJB 5860-2006 VLS cells
- HHQ-9 long range surface-to-air missiles
- YJ-18A anti-ship missiles
- YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles
- CJ-10 land-attack cruise missile
- Anti-submarine missiles
- 2 × sets of 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
- Yu-7 torpedoes
|
| Propulsion |
-- |
COGAG 4 × QC-280 gas turbines (28 MW (38,000 hp) each) Total: 112 MW (150,000 shp) |
Overview
The Choe Hyon and the Type 055 are both Destroyer classes.
The Type 055 displaces 13,000 tons — 2.6x the Choe Hyon's 5,000 tons.
The Choe Hyon was produced in 2 units vs 8 for the Type 055. The Choe Hyon was commissioned in 2026, 6 years after the Type 055 (2020).
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class has greater displacement at 13,000 tons compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 5,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-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 055-class?
The Type 055-class is longer at 180.0 meters compared to the Choe Hyon-class's 144.5 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Choe Hyon-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Choe Hyon-class.