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Leander-class frigate

FrigateUnited KingdomRetired
Leander-class frigate
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Key specs

Type
Frigate
Construction began
1959
First commissioned
1963
Last retired
1993
Status
Retired
Ships completed
26
Crew
260

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
3,353 t
Length
113.40 m
Beam
12.50 m
Draught
4.50 m
Performance
Maximum speed
27 kn (50 km/h)
Range
3,997 nmi (7,403 km)
Power
22,371 kW
Armament
Armament
2 × 114 mm1 × Sea Cat2 × 20 mm2 × 40 mm1 × Limbo mortar2 × 324 mm Stingray ASW torpedoes4 × Exocet2 × 324 mm1 × Sea Wolf
Aircraft carried
Westland WaspWestland Lynx

Operators

United KingdomIndiaPakistanIndonesia

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Leander-class frigate, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.