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Daring vs Type 055

Daring vs Type 055 at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 13,000 tons, length 152 vs 180 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 191 vs 300.

Specifications
Daring Type 055
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Changxingdao-Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2009 2020
Number built 6 units 10 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million $888 million
Displacement 7,350 tons 13,000 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots 5,000 nm at 12 knots
Length 152.4 m 180.0 m
Beam 21.2 m 20.0 m
Crew 191 300
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Armament & Systems
Daring Type 055
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 × 130 mm H/PJ-45 gun
  • 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 gun-based CIWS
  • 1 × 24-cell HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS
  • 112 GJB 5860-2006 VLS cells
  • HHQ-9 long range surface-to-air missiles
  • YJ-18A anti-ship missiles
  • YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles
  • CJ-10 land-attack cruise missile
  • Anti-submarine missiles
  • 2 × sets of 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
  • Yu-7 torpedoes
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) COGAG 4 × QC-280 gas turbines (28 MW (38,000 hp) each) Total: 112 MW (150,000 shp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class has greater displacement at 13,000 tons compared to the Daring-class's 7,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Type 055-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Type 055-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Type 055-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 055-class's 5,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class is longer at 180.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Type 055-class have?
The Type 055-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Daring-class or Type 055-class?
The Daring-class is more expensive at approximately $1.3 billion per unit compared to the Type 055-class at $888 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Type 055-class?
The Type 055-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Daring-class.