Pretty small crew for a 14,000 ton displacement. I think somebody added a Zero somewhere. Sounds more like a patrol craft in conception. I’m guessing 1,400 ton displacement. Looks small, too.
No doubt. I'm sure this is an error by the brain dead journos at AP. Ship displacement is always quoted in long tons. By comparison, the new Littoral Combat Ships are somewhere around 3K long tons. There's NO WAY this "destroyer" (apologies to real destroyers everywhere) is any heavier than the littoral ships, which are some 70 feet longer.