Daring vs Type 052C
Daring vs Type 052C at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 7,000 tons, length 152 vs 155 m, speed 32 vs 29 knots, crew 191 vs 280.
Specifications
|
Daring |
Type 052C |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships |
Jiangnan Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
2009 |
2004 |
| Number built |
6 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,300 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,350 tons |
7,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
29.0 knots |
| Range |
7,000 nm at 18 knots |
4,500 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
152.4 m |
155.0 m |
| Beam |
21.2 m |
17.0 m |
| Crew |
191 |
280 |
Armament & Systems
|
Daring |
Type 052C |
| 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 HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles
- 8 YJ-62 anti-ship cruise missiles
- 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 gun
- 2 × 30mm Type 730 close-in weapons systems
- 6 × torpedo tubes
- 4 × multiple rocket 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) |
Combined diesel or gas (CODOG): 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW each) and 2 × MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels (6 MW each) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the Type 052C-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Type 052C-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 052C-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Type 052C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Type 052C-class have?
The Type 052C-class has a larger crew complement of 280 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
Both the Daring-class and Type 052C-class have been built in equal numbers with 6 vessels each.