Leander vs Type 21

Leander

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

British frigate, 3,250 tons displacement, propelled by COGOG arrangement for a top speed of 37 knots.
Origin	🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category	Frigate
Type	Frigate
Manufacturer	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Year introduced	1974
Number built	8 units
Estimated unit price	$60 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	3,250 tons ◉
Maximum speed	37.0 knots ◉
Range	4,000 nm at 1200 knots ◉
Length	117.0 m ◉
Beam	12.7 m ◉
Crew	177 ◉
Propulsion	COGOG on 2 shafts; 2 × Tyne cruise turbines: 8,500 shp (6,300 kW); 2 × Olympus boost turbines: 50,000 shp (37,000 kW)
Armament	1 × 4.5 in (114 mm) Vickers Mark 8 gun 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns (later 4) 1 × 4-rail launcher for GWS-24 Sea Cat 2 × 8-barrelled Knebworth Corvus countermeasures launchers 4 × launchers for MM38 Exocet surface-surface missiles 2 × 12.75 in (324 mm) 3-tube STWS-1 anti-submarine torpedo launchers TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) 2 x 4-cell Harpoon missile launchers 1 x 6-cell LY-60N Hunting Eagle SAM launcher 1 × Vulcan Phalanx 20mm CIWS

Which has greater displacement, the Leander-class or Type 21-class?

The Type 21-class has greater displacement at 3,250 tons compared to the Leander-class's 2,350 tons.

Which is faster, the Leander-class or Type 21-class?

The Type 21-class is faster with a maximum speed of 37 knots compared to the Leander-class's 27 knots.

Which has longer range, the Leander-class or Type 21-class?

The Type 21-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Leander-class's 4,000 nautical miles.

Which is longer, the Leander-class or Type 21-class?

The Type 21-class is longer at 117.0 meters compared to the Leander-class's 113.4 meters.

How many crew members do the Leander-class and Type 21-class have?

The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Type 21-class's 177 crew members.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leander-class or Type 21-class?

The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Type 21-class.