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Specifications
County Leander
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer Frigate
Type Guided-missile destroyer Frigate
Manufacturer Cammell Laird Harland & Wolff Ltd
Year introduced 1962 1963
Number built 8 units 26 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 6,200 tons 2,350 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 28 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 160.0 m 113.4 m
Beam 16.0 m 12.5 m
Crew 471 260
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
County Leander
Armament
  • 2× fore-mounted twin-gunned turret with 4.5-inch (113 mm) guns Mark N6
  • 4× MM38 Exocet missile launchers (Batch 2 replacement for turret B)
  • 2× mountings for Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  • 1× aft-mounted Seaslug GWS.1 or GWS.2 surface to air missile system (24 missiles)
  • 2× mountings for Seacat GWS-22 SAM
  • 2× triple-tube launchers for shipborne torpedoes
  • 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 COSAG on 2 shafts; 2× Babcock & Wilcox boilers, geared steam turbines, 30,000 shp (22,000 kW); 4× Metrovick G6 gas turbines, 30,000 shp 2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts

Overview

The County is a Destroyer, while the Leander is a Frigate.

The County displaces 6,200 tons — 2.6x the Leander's 2,350 tons. The County reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the Leander. Operational range is 3,500 nautical miles for the County vs 4,000 for the Leander. The County carries a crew of 471 vs 260 for the Leander.

The County was produced in 8 units vs 26 for the Leander. The County was commissioned in 1962, 1 years before the Leander (1963).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the County-class or Leander-class?
The County-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the County-class or Leander-class?
The County-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the County-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the County-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the County-class or Leander-class?
The County-class is longer at 160.0 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the County-class and Leander-class have?
The County-class has a larger crew complement of 471 compared to the Leander-class's 260 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the County-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the County-class.