Leander vs Project 956 Sarych

The Leander and the Project 956 Sarych are both Destroyer classes. The Project 956 Sarych displaces 8,000 tons — 3.4x the Leander's 2,350 tons. The Leander reaches 27 knots vs 32 knots for the Project 956 Sarych. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Leander vs 3,920 for the Project 956 Sarych. The Leander carries a crew of 260 vs 350 for the Project 956 Sarych. The Leander was produced in 26 units vs 21 for the Project 956 Sarych. The Leander was commissioned in 1963, 17 years before the Project 956 Sarych (1980).

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
Ex-USSR destroyer, introduced in 1980, displaces 8,000 tons and carries a crew of 350.
Origin 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Zhdanov Shipyard
Year introduced 1980
Number built 21 units
Estimated unit price $600 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 8,000 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots
Range 3,920 nm at 1345 knots
Length 156.0 m
Beam 17.3 m
Crew 350
Propulsion 2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators
Armament
  • 2 × dual AK-130 130 mm naval guns
  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS
  • 8 (2 × 4) SS-N-22 'Sunburn' anti-ship missiles
  • 48 (2 × 24) SA-N-7 'Gadfly' surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 6 RBU-1000 300 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Leander-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-class has greater displacement at 8,000 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.
Which is faster, the Leander-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-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 Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Leander-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Project 956 Sarych-class's 3,920 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Leander-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Project 956 Sarych-class is longer at 156.0 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Leander-class and Project 956 Sarych-class have?
The Project 956 Sarych-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Leander-class's 260 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leander-class or Project 956 Sarych-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 21 vessels of the Project 956 Sarych-class.