Leander vs Sejong the Great

The Leander and the Sejong the Great are both Destroyer classes. The Sejong the Great displaces 10,000 tons — 4.3x the Leander's 2,350 tons. The Leander reaches 27 knots vs 30 knots for the Sejong the Great. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Leander vs 5,500 for the Sejong the Great. The Leander carries a crew of 260 vs 300 for the Sejong the Great. The Leander was produced in 26 units vs 4 for the Sejong the Great. The Leander was commissioned in 1963, 45 years before the Sejong the Great (2008).

British frigate, introduced in 1963, displaced 2,350 tons.
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Destroyer
Type Frigate
Manufacturer Harland & Wolff Ltd
Year introduced 1963
Number built 26 units
Estimated unit price NA
South Korean guided-missile destroyer, introduced in 2008, is propelled by 100,000 shp COGAG.
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
Year introduced 2008
Number built 4 units
Estimated unit price $923 million
Displacement 2,350 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 113.4 m
Beam 12.5 m
Crew 260
Propulsion 2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts
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
Displacement 10,000 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 5,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 166.0 m
Beam 21.4 m
Crew 300
Propulsion 4 × General Electric LM2500 COGAG; 2 × shafts; 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) produced power
Armament
  • 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 16 × SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missile
  • 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo
  • 80-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIB/IV
  • 48-cell K-VLS for K-ASROC Red Shark, Hyunmoo III, K-SAAM, KM-SAM

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Leander-class or Sejong the Great-class?
The Sejong the Great-class has greater displacement at 10,000 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Leander-class or Sejong the Great-class?
The Sejong the Great-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Leander-class or Sejong the Great-class?
The Sejong the Great-class has a longer range at 5,500 nautical miles compared to the Leander-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Leander-class or Sejong the Great-class?
The Sejong the Great-class is longer at 166.0 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Leander-class and Sejong the Great-class have?
The Sejong the Great-class has a larger crew complement of 300 compared to the Leander-class's 260 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leander-class or Sejong the Great-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Sejong the Great-class.