Leander vs Maestrale
Leander vs Maestrale at a glance — displacement 2,350 vs 3,040 tons, length 113 vs 122 m, speed 27 vs 32 knots, crew 260 vs 225.
Specifications
|
Leander |
Maestrale |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇮🇹 Italy |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Anti-submarine frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Harland & Wolff Ltd |
Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti |
| Year introduced |
1963 |
1981 |
| Number built |
26 units |
8 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
2,350 tons |
3,040 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 15 knots |
6,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
113.4 m |
122.7 m |
| Beam |
12.5 m |
12.9 m |
| Crew |
260 |
225 |
Armament & Systems
|
Leander |
Maestrale |
| Armament |
- 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
|
- 4 × TESEO Mk-2 anti-ship missiles
- 1 × Albatross octuple Aspide SAM launcher
- 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun
- 2 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO CIWS
- 2 × Browning HB2B 12.7 mm
- 2 × MG 42/59 7.62 mm
- 2 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes (Whitehead ILAS-3)
|
| Propulsion |
2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts |
CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 18.380 MW (24,648 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM, 4.044 MW (5,423 hp) each |
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Which has greater displacement, the Leander-class or Maestrale-class?
The Maestrale-class has greater displacement at 3,040 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Leander-class or Maestrale-class?
The Maestrale-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Leander-class or Maestrale-class?
The Maestrale-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Leander-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Leander-class or Maestrale-class?
The Maestrale-class is longer at 122.7 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Leander-class and Maestrale-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Maestrale-class's 225 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leander-class or Maestrale-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Maestrale-class.