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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
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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)
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Frequently Asked Questions

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.