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Daring vs Type 051C

Daring vs Type 051C at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 7,100 tons, length 152 vs 155 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots.

Specifications
Daring Type 051C
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Year introduced 2009 2006
Number built 6 units 2 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million NA
Displacement 7,350 tons 7,100 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots NA
Length 152.4 m 155.0 m
Beam 21.2 m 17.1 m
Crew 191 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Daring Type 051C
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)
  • 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
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 indigenous steam turbines
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Frequently Asked Questions

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 Daring-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Type 051C-class.