Daring vs Type 051C

Overview

The Daring and the Type 051C are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 7,350 tons for the Daring vs 7,100 tons for the Type 051C. The Daring reaches 32 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 051C.

The Daring was produced in 6 units vs 20 for the Type 051C. The Daring was commissioned in 2009, 3 years after the Type 051C (2006).

British destroyer, introduced in 2009, uses integrated electric propulsion for a speed of 32 knots.
Origin	🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category	Destroyer
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer	BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships
Year introduced	2009
Number built	6 units
Estimated unit price	$1,300 million

Chinese guided-missile destroyer, introduced in 2006, displaces 7,100 tons.
Origin	🇨🇳 China
Category	Destroyer
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced	2006
Number built	20 units
Estimated unit price	NA

Displacement	7,350 tons ◉
Maximum speed	32.0 knots ◉
Range	7,000 nm at 18 knots
Length	152.4 m ◉
Beam	21.2 m ◉
Crew	191
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)
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)

Displacement	7,100 tons ◉
Maximum speed	30.0 knots ◉
Range	NA
Length	155.0 m ◉
Beam	17.1 m ◉
Crew	--
Propulsion	2 indigenous steam turbines
Armament	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

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Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Type 051C-class?

The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the Type 051C-class's 7,100 tons.

Which is faster, the Daring-class or Type 051C-class?

The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Type 051C-class's 30 knots.

Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Type 051C-class?

The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.

Which is longer, the Daring-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Type 051C-class?

The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Daring-class.