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Sejong the Great vs Zumwalt

Sejong the Great vs Zumwalt at a glance — displacement 10,000 vs 15,907 tons, length 166 vs 190 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 300 vs 147.

Specifications
Sejong the Great Zumwalt
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 2008 2016
Number built 4 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $923 million $4,240 million
Displacement 10,000 tons 15,907 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 5,500 nm at 20 knots NA
Length 166.0 m 190.0 m
Beam 21.4 m 24.6 m
Crew 300 147
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Armament & Systems
Sejong the Great Zumwalt
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
  • 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 4 × General Electric LM2500 COGAG; 2 × shafts; 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) produced power 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)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Sejong the Great-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the Sejong the Great-class's 10,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Sejong the Great-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Sejong the Great-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sejong the Great-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Sejong the Great-class has a longer range at 5,500 nautical miles compared to the Zumwalt-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sejong the Great-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the Sejong the Great-class's 166.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Sejong the Great-class and Zumwalt-class have?
The Sejong the Great-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Zumwalt-class's 147 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Sejong the Great-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is more expensive at approximately $4.2 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 Zumwalt-class?
The Sejong the Great-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Zumwalt-class.