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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs Murasame

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Specifications
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Murasame
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Destroyer General-purpose destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Ishikawajima-Harima HI
Year introduced 2003 1996
Number built 6 units 9 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,520 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Length 150.0 m 151.0 m
Beam 17.4 m 17.4 m
Crew 300 165
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Armament & Systems
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Murasame
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
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 8 × Type-90 SSM-1B Anti-ship missile
  • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes
  • 16-cell Mk 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 16-cell Mk 41 VLS with VL-ASROC
Propulsion Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas 2 × IHI-GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × KHI-RR SM1C gas turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts, cp props

Overview

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin and the Murasame are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,520 tons for the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs 6,200 tons for the Murasame. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Murasame. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin carries a crew of 300 vs 165 for the Murasame.

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was produced in 6 units vs 9 for the Murasame. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was commissioned in 2003, 7 years after the Murasame (1996).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Murasame-class?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class has greater displacement at 6,520 tons compared to the Murasame-class's 6,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 30 knots.
Which is longer, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class is longer at 151.0 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 Murasame-class have?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Murasame-class's 165 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class.