Brooke vs Leander
Brooke vs Leander at a glance — displacement 3,426 vs 2,350 tons, length 126 vs 113 m, speed 27 vs 27 knots, crew 228 vs 260.
Specifications
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Brooke |
Leander |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company |
Harland & Wolff Ltd |
| Year introduced |
1966 |
1963 |
| Number built |
6 units |
26 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
3,426 tons |
2,350 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
27.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm |
4,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
126.5 m |
113.4 m |
| Beam |
13.5 m |
12.5 m |
| Crew |
228 |
260 |
Armament & Systems
|
Brooke |
Leander |
| Armament |
- 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun
- 1 × Mk 22 RIM-24 Tartar / RIM-66 Standard missile launcher (16 missiles)
- 1 × 8 cell ASROC launcher
- 2 × triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes, Mk 46 torpedoes (6 torpedoes)
- 1 × twin Mk 25 torpedo tubes for MK 37 torpedo (8 torpedoes)
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- 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
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| Propulsion |
2 Foster Wheeler boilers, 1 GE (1-3) or Westinghouse (4-6) geared turbine, 35,000 shp (26 MW), 1 screw |
2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts |
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Which has greater displacement, the Brooke-class or Leander-class?
The Brooke-class has greater displacement at 3,426 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Brooke-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class is faster with a maximum speed of 27 knots compared to the Brooke-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brooke-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Brooke-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brooke-class or Leander-class?
The Brooke-class is longer at 126.5 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Brooke-class and Leander-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Brooke-class's 228 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brooke-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Brooke-class.