Daegu vs Ulsan
Daegu vs Ulsan at a glance — displacement 3,600 vs 2,215 tons, length 122 vs 103 m, speed 30 vs 35 knots, crew 140 vs 186.
Specifications
|
Daegu |
Ulsan |
| Origin |
🇰🇷 South Korea |
🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Year introduced |
2018 |
1981 |
| Number built |
8 units |
9 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$325 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
3,600 tons |
2,215 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
35.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm |
8,000 nm at 16 knots |
| Length |
122.0 m |
103.7 m |
| Beam |
14.0 m |
12.5 m |
| Crew |
140 |
186 |
Armament & Systems
|
Daegu |
Ulsan |
| Armament |
- 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
- 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 6 × K745 Blue Shark torpedo in triple torpedo tubes
- 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile
- 16-cell K-VLS (Haegung K-SAAM, Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles, K745A1 Red Shark)
|
- 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon
- 4 × Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch I)
- 3 × Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch II–III)
- 2 × 4 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM
- 2 × triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006)
- 12 × Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge
|
| Propulsion |
Combined diesel–electric or gas (CODLOG): 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine, 4 × MTU 12V 4000 M53B diesel engine, 2 × Leonardo DRS electric motors |
CODOG: 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 × MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine |
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Which has greater displacement, the Daegu-class or Ulsan-class?
The Daegu-class has greater displacement at 3,600 tons compared to the Ulsan-class's 2,215 tons.
Which is faster, the Daegu-class or Ulsan-class?
The Ulsan-class is faster with a maximum speed of 35 knots compared to the Daegu-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daegu-class or Ulsan-class?
The Ulsan-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Daegu-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daegu-class or Ulsan-class?
The Daegu-class is longer at 122.0 meters compared to the Ulsan-class's 103.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Daegu-class and Ulsan-class have?
The Ulsan-class has a larger crew complement of 186 compared to the Daegu-class's 140 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daegu-class or Ulsan-class?
The Ulsan-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Daegu-class.