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Kortenaer vs Leander

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Specifications
Kortenaer Leander
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Frigate
Manufacturer De Schelde Harland & Wolff Ltd
Year introduced 1978 1963
Number built 12 units 26 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 3,690 tons 2,350 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,700 nm at 16 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 130.5 m 113.4 m
Beam 14.6 m 12.5 m
Crew 176 260
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Kortenaer Leander
Armament
  • 1 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun
  • 2 × twin Mk46 torpedo tubes
  • 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers
  • 1 × 8-cell Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers
  • 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 Combined gas or gas (COGOG) system: 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines (4,900 shp each) and 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines (25,700 shp each) 2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts

Overview

The Kortenaer and the Leander are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,690 tons for the Kortenaer vs 2,350 tons for the Leander. The Kortenaer reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the Leander. Operational range is 4,700 nautical miles for the Kortenaer vs 4,000 for the Leander. The Kortenaer carries a crew of 176 vs 260 for the Leander.

The Kortenaer was produced in 12 units vs 26 for the Leander. The Kortenaer was commissioned in 1978, 15 years after the Leander (1963).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Kortenaer-class or Leander-class?
The Kortenaer-class has greater displacement at 3,690 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Kortenaer-class or Leander-class?
The Kortenaer-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kortenaer-class or Leander-class?
The Kortenaer-class has a longer range at 4,700 nautical miles compared to the Leander-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kortenaer-class or Leander-class?
The Kortenaer-class is longer at 130.5 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Kortenaer-class and Leander-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Kortenaer-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kortenaer-class or Leander-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 12 vessels of the Kortenaer-class.