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Broadsword vs Leander

Broadsword vs Leander at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 2,350 tons, length 131 vs 113 m, speed 30 vs 27 knots, crew 222 vs 260.

Specifications
Broadsword Leander
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd Harland & Wolff Ltd
Year introduced 1979 1963
Number built 14 units 26 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,500 tons 2,350 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range NA 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 131.2 m 113.4 m
Beam 14.8 m 12.5 m
Crew 222 260
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Armament & Systems
Broadsword Leander
Armament
  • 2 x Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers
  • 4 x Exocet MM-38 anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 x triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 x 40mm Bofors guns
  • 2 x 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns
  • L7A2 GPMGs
  • M134 Miniguns
  • 2 x quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mk.8 gun (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS (Batch 3)
  • 2 x 30mm DS30B guns (Batch 3)
  • 2 x 4.5-inch guns (1 x twin mounting Mk6)
  • 1 x Seacat surface-to-air missile launcher
  • 2 x 20mm guns (single mountings)
  • 2 x 40mm Mk VII Bofors (single mountings)
  • 1 x ASW Limbo mortar
  • 1 x Ikara Anti-submarine missile Launcher
  • 4 x MM.38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
  • 1 x sextuple GWS.25 launcher with 30 Sea Wolf SAMs
  • 2 x triple 324 mm STWS-1 tubes for Mk 46 and Stingray ASW torpedoes
Propulsion 2-shaft COGOG, 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines: 54,000 shp (40 MW), 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW) 2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Leander-class?
The Broadsword-class has greater displacement at 4,500 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Leander-class?
The Broadsword-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Broadsword-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Broadsword-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Leander-class?
The Broadsword-class is longer at 131.2 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Leander-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Broadsword-class's 222 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 14 vessels of the Broadsword-class.