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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs Daring

Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs Daring at a glance — displacement 6,520 vs 7,350 tons, length 150 vs 152 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 300 vs 191.

Specifications
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Daring
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships
Year introduced 2003 2009
Number built 6 units 6 units
Estimated unit price NA $1,300 million
Displacement 6,520 tons 7,350 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range NA 7,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 150.0 m 152.4 m
Beam 17.4 m 21.2 m
Crew 300 191
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Armament & Systems
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Daring
Armament
  • 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles
  • 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA
  • 24-cell K-VLS for K-ASROC Red Shark and Hyunmoo III
  • 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 x triple 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes
  • 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 Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas 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 Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 6,520 tons.
Which is faster, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Daring-class?
The Daring-class is longer at 152.4 meters compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 150.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class and Daring-class have?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Daring-class?
Both the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class and Daring-class have been built in equal numbers with 6 vessels each.