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Daring vs Sheffield

Daring vs Sheffield at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 4,200 tons, length 152 vs 125 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 191 vs 253.

Specifications
Daring Sheffield
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Vickers
Year introduced 2009 1975
Number built 6 units 16 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million NA
Displacement 7,350 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots 4,200 nm at 18 knots
Length 152.4 m 125.6 m
Beam 21.2 m 14.3 m
Crew 191 253
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Armament & Systems
Daring Sheffield
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 × twin launcher for GWS-30 Sea Dart missiles
  • 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm cannon
  • 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 × STWS II triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
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) 2 shafts COGOG; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines (50,000 shp); 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines (5,340 shp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Sheffield-class?
The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Sheffield-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Sheffield-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Sheffield-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Sheffield-class?
The Daring-class is longer at 152.4 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Sheffield-class has a larger crew complement of 253 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Daring-class.