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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs Type 051C

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Specifications
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Type 051C
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 2003 2006
Number built 6 units 20 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,520 tons 7,100 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Length 150.0 m 155.0 m
Beam 17.4 m 17.1 m
Crew 300 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Type 051C
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 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun
  • 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems
  • 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes
  • 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers
  • 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers
Propulsion Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas 2 indigenous steam turbines

Overview

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,520 tons for the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was produced in 6 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was commissioned in 2003, 3 years before the Type 051C (2006).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has greater displacement at 7,100 tons compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 6,520 tons.
Which is faster, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-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 Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 150.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 051C-class?
The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class.