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Daring vs Kolkata

Daring vs Kolkata at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 7,400 tons, length 152 vs 163 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 191 vs 300.

Specifications
Daring Kolkata
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Mazagon Dock Limited
Year introduced 2009 2014
Number built 6 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million $730 million
Displacement 7,350 tons 7,400 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots 6,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 152.4 m 163.0 m
Beam 21.2 m 17.4 m
Crew 191 300
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Armament & Systems
Daring Kolkata
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)
  • 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 x AK-630 CIWS
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 gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has greater displacement at 7,400 tons compared to the Daring-class's 7,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Kolkata-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Kolkata-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Kolkata-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Kolkata-class's 6,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Kolkata-class have?
The Kolkata-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 Kolkata-class?
The Daring-class is more expensive at approximately $1.3 billion per unit compared to the Kolkata-class at $730 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Kolkata-class?
The Daring-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Kolkata-class.