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Estienne d’Orves vs Leander

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Specifications
Estienne d’Orves Leander
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Aviso Frigate
Manufacturer Arsenal de Lorient Harland & Wolff Ltd
Year introduced 1976 1963
Number built 20 units 26 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 1,100 tons 2,350 tons
Maximum speed 23.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 15 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 80.0 m 113.4 m
Beam 10.3 m 12.5 m
Crew 90 260
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Armament & Systems
Estienne d’Orves Leander
Armament
  • 2 Exocet MM38 SSMs
  • 1 x 100 mm CADAM gun turret
  • 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns
  • 4 x 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 4 x L3 or L5 type torpedoes
  • 1 x sextuple Bofors 375 mm rocket launcher
  • 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 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines, 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp), 2 shafts 2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts

Overview

The Estienne d’Orves and the Leander are both Frigate classes.

The Leander displaces 2,350 tons — 2.1:1 the Estienne d’Orves's 1,100 tons. The Estienne d’Orves reaches 23 knots vs 27 knots for the Leander. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Estienne d’Orves vs 4,000 for the Leander. The Estienne d’Orves carries a crew of 90 vs 260 for the Leander.

The Estienne d’Orves was produced in 20 units vs 26 for the Leander. The Estienne d’Orves was commissioned in 1976, 13 years after the Leander (1963).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has greater displacement at 2,350 tons compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 1,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class is faster with a maximum speed of 27 knots compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 23 knots.
Which has longer range, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Leander-class?
The Estienne d’Orves-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Leander-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class is longer at 113.4 meters compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 80.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Estienne d’Orves-class and Leander-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 90 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 20 vessels of the Estienne d’Orves-class.