Daring vs Zumwalt
Daring vs Zumwalt at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 15,907 tons, length 152 vs 190 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 191 vs 147.
Specifications
|
Daring |
Zumwalt |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships |
Bath Iron Works |
| Year introduced |
2009 |
2016 |
| Number built |
6 units |
3 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,300 million |
$4,240 million |
| Displacement |
7,350 tons |
15,907 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
7,000 nm at 18 knots |
NA |
| Length |
152.4 m |
190.0 m |
| Beam |
21.2 m |
24.6 m |
| Crew |
191 |
147 |
Armament & Systems
|
Daring |
Zumwalt |
| 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)
|
- 20 × Mk 57 VLS modules (80 launch cells total)
- RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles
- Tomahawk missiles
- SM-6 missiles
- RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rockets
- 2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System
- 2 × 30 mm Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System
|
| 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 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators; 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW each); 2 × propellers driven by electric motors (Total: 78 MW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the Daring-class's 7,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Zumwalt-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Zumwalt-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Zumwalt-class have?
The Daring-class has a larger crew complement of 191 compared to the Zumwalt-class's 147 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Daring-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is more expensive at approximately $4.2 billion per unit compared to the Daring-class at $1.3 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Daring-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Zumwalt-class.