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Daring vs Type 052C

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Specifications
Daring Type 052C
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2009 2004
Number built 6 units 6 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million NA
Displacement 7,350 tons 7,000 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 29.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 152.4 m 155.0 m
Beam 21.2 m 17.0 m
Crew 191 280
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Armament & Systems
Daring Type 052C
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)
  • 48 HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 YJ-62 anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 gun
  • 2 × 30mm Type 730 close-in weapons systems
  • 6 × torpedo tubes
  • 4 × multiple rocket launchers
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 diesel or gas (CODOG): 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW each) and 2 × MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels (6 MW each)

Overview

The Daring and the Type 052C are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 7,350 tons for the Daring vs 7,000 tons for the Type 052C. The Daring reaches 32 knots vs 29 knots for the Type 052C. Operational range is 7,000 nautical miles for the Daring vs 4,500 for the Type 052C. The Daring carries a crew of 191 vs 280 for the Type 052C.

The Daring was produced in 6 units vs 6 for the Type 052C. The Daring was commissioned in 2009, 5 years after the Type 052C (2004).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the Type 052C-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Type 052C-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 052C-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
The Type 052C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Daring-class's 152.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and Type 052C-class have?
The Type 052C-class has a larger crew complement of 280 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or Type 052C-class?
Both the Daring-class and Type 052C-class have been built in equal numbers with 6 vessels each.