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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs Type 052B

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Specifications
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Type 052B
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2003 2004
Number built 6 units 20 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,520 tons 7,000 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 29.0 knots
Range NA 4,500 nm at 14 knots
Length 150.0 m 155.0 m
Beam 17.4 m 17.0 m
Crew 300 280
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Armament & Systems
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Type 052B
Armament
  • 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles
  • 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA
  • 24-cell K-VLS for K-ASROC Red Shark and Hyunmoo III
  • 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 x triple 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes
  • 16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)
  • 1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun
  • 2 × Type 730 CIWS
  • 4 × multiple rocket launchers
  • 2 × triple B515 324mm antisubmarine torpedo tubes (Yu-7)
Propulsion Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas Combined diesel or gas: 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (10 MW)

Overview

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin and the Type 052B are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,520 tons for the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin vs 7,000 tons for the Type 052B. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin reaches 30 knots vs 29 knots for the Type 052B. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin carries a crew of 300 vs 280 for the Type 052B.

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was produced in 6 units vs 20 for the Type 052B. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was commissioned in 2003, 1 years before the Type 052B (2004).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class has greater displacement at 7,000 tons compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 6,520 tons.
Which is faster, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 052B-class?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 052B-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class's 150.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class and Type 052B-class have?
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Type 052B-class's 280 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class or Type 052B-class?
The Type 052B-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class.