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Sejong the Great vs Visakhapatnam

Sejong the Great vs Visakhapatnam at a glance — displacement 10,000 vs 7,400 tons, length 166 vs 163 m, speed 30 vs 33 knots, crew 300 vs 300.

Specifications
Sejong the Great Visakhapatnam
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
Year introduced 2008 2021
Number built 4 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $923 million $1,200 million
Displacement 10,000 tons 7,400 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 33.0 knots
Range 5,500 nm at 20 knots 9,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 166.0 m 163.0 m
Beam 21.4 m 17.4 m
Crew 300 300
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Armament & Systems
Sejong the Great Visakhapatnam
Armament
  • 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 16 × SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missile
  • 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo
  • 80-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIB/IV
  • 48-cell K-VLS for K-ASROC Red Shark, Hyunmoo III, K-SAAM, KM-SAM
  • 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles
  • 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 × AK-630M CIWS
  • 4 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun
Propulsion 4 × General Electric LM2500 COGAG; 2 × shafts; 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) produced power CODAG: 2 × Zorya M36E gas turbines (4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines, 2 × RG-54 gearboxes), 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines (9,900 hp each), 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Sejong the Great-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Sejong the Great-class has greater displacement at 10,000 tons compared to the Visakhapatnam-class's 7,400 tons.
Which is faster, the Sejong the Great-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Visakhapatnam-class is faster with a maximum speed of 33 knots compared to the Sejong the Great-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sejong the Great-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Visakhapatnam-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Sejong the Great-class's 5,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sejong the Great-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Sejong the Great-class is longer at 166.0 meters compared to the Visakhapatnam-class's 163.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Sejong the Great-class and Visakhapatnam-class have?
Both the Sejong the Great-class and Visakhapatnam-class have a crew complement of 300.
Which is more expensive, the Sejong the Great-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
The Visakhapatnam-class is more expensive at approximately $1.2 billion per unit compared to the Sejong the Great-class at $923 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sejong the Great-class or Visakhapatnam-class?
Both the Sejong the Great-class and Visakhapatnam-class have been built in equal numbers with 4 vessels each.