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Daring vs Kongo

Daring vs Kongo at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 9,500 tons, length 152 vs 161 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 191 vs 300.

Specifications
Daring Kongo
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Year introduced 2009 1993
Number built 6 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million NA
Displacement 7,350 tons 9,500 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 152.4 m 161.0 m
Beam 21.2 m 21.0 m
Crew 191 300
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Armament & Systems
Daring Kongo
Armament
  • 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)
  • 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun
  • 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 or Type 73 torpedoes
  • 90-cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System: SM-2MR, SM-3, RUM-139, RIM-162, Tomahawk
Propulsion 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) 4 Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Kongo-class?
The Kongo-class has greater displacement at 9,500 tons compared to the Daring-class's 7,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Kongo-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Kongo-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Kongo-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Kongo-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Kongo-class?
The Kongo-class is longer at 161.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Kongo-class have?
The Kongo-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 Daring-class or Kongo-class?
The Daring-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kongo-class.