Leander vs Riga
Leander vs Riga at a glance — displacement 2,350 vs 1,416 tons, length 113 vs 91 m, speed 27 vs 28 knots, crew 260 vs 175.
Specifications
|
Leander |
Riga |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Harland & Wolff Ltd |
Kaliningrad |
| Year introduced |
1963 |
1954 |
| Number built |
26 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
2,350 tons |
1,416 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 15 knots |
1,950 nm at 14 knots |
| Length |
113.4 m |
91.0 m |
| Beam |
12.5 m |
10.2 m |
| Crew |
260 |
175 |
Armament & Systems
|
Leander |
Riga |
| 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
|
- 3 × 100 mm guns/56 (B-34) (3×1)
- 4 × 37 mm guns (2×2)
- 4 × 25 mm guns (2×2) - Some ships
- MBU-600 anti-submarine rocket launchers (replaced by two RBU-2500)
- 2 or 3 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (1×2 or 1×3)
|
| Propulsion |
2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts |
2 × shaft steam turbines, 2 × boilers; 21,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Leander-class or Riga-class?
The Leander-class has greater displacement at 2,350 tons compared to the Riga-class's 1,416 tons.
Which is faster, the Leander-class or Riga-class?
The Riga-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Leander-class or Riga-class?
The Leander-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Riga-class's 1,950 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Leander-class or Riga-class?
The Leander-class is longer at 113.4 meters compared to the Riga-class's 91.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Leander-class and Riga-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Riga-class's 175 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leander-class or Riga-class?
The Riga-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 26 vessels of the Leander-class.