Daring vs River
Daring vs River at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 8,080 tons, length 152 vs 151 m, speed 32 vs 27 knots, crew 191 vs 210.
Specifications
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Daring |
River |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇨🇦 Canada |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships |
Irving Shipbuilding |
| Year introduced |
2009 |
-- |
| Number built |
6 units |
15 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,300 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,350 tons |
8,080 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
27.0 knots |
| Range |
7,000 nm at 18 knots |
7,000 nm |
| Length |
152.4 m |
151.4 m |
| Beam |
21.2 m |
20.8 m |
| Crew |
191 |
210 |
Armament & Systems
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Daring |
River |
| 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)
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- 2 × quad box launchers (8 × Naval Strike Missile)
- 1 × 21-cell Mk-144 GML (RIM-116 block II)
- 1 × 24-cell Mk 41 VLS (RIM-162 ESSM Block II, RIM-66 SM-2 Block IIIC, BGM-109 Block V)
- 2 × twin 324 mm torpedo tubes (Mk 54 Lightweight Torpedo)
- 1 × BAE 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 naval gun
- 2 × Mk 38 Mod 4 30 mm autocannons
- 11 × 7.62 mm C6 FLEX or 12.7 mm M2 machine guns
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| 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) |
CODLOG: 2 × General Electric electric motors, 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine, 4 × Rolls-Royce MTU Type 20V 4000 M53B high-speed diesel generators |
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Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or River-class?
The River-class has greater displacement at 8,080 tons compared to the Daring-class's 7,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or River-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the River-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or River-class?
Both the Daring-class and River-class have a range of 7,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or River-class?
The Daring-class is longer at 152.4 meters compared to the River-class's 151.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and River-class have?
The River-class has a larger crew complement of 210 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or River-class?
The River-class has been built in greater numbers with 15 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Daring-class.