Leander vs Wielingen
Leander vs Wielingen at a glance — displacement 2,350 vs 2,283 tons, length 113 vs 106 m, speed 27 vs 28 knots, crew 260 vs 160.
Specifications
|
Leander |
Wielingen |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Harland & Wolff Ltd |
Boelwerf Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
1963 |
1976 |
| Number built |
26 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
2,350 tons |
2,283 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 15 knots |
4,500 nm at 16 knots |
| Length |
113.4 m |
106.4 m |
| Beam |
12.5 m |
12.3 m |
| Crew |
260 |
160 |
Armament & Systems
|
Leander |
Wielingen |
| 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
|
- 1 x 100 mm Creusot-Loire automatic cannon
- 1 x RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launcher with 8 missiles
- 1 x MM38 Exocet launcher with 4 missiles
- 1 x 375 mm Creusot-Loire depth charge launcher
- 2 x ECAN Type L5 torpedo tubes with 10 torpedoes
|
| Propulsion |
2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts |
CODOG: 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine (21,000 kW) and 2 Cockerill CO 240 V12 diesel engines (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Leander-class or Wielingen-class?
The Leander-class has greater displacement at 2,350 tons compared to the Wielingen-class's 2,283 tons.
Which is faster, the Leander-class or Wielingen-class?
The Wielingen-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 Wielingen-class?
The Wielingen-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Leander-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Leander-class or Wielingen-class?
The Leander-class is longer at 113.4 meters compared to the Wielingen-class's 106.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Leander-class and Wielingen-class have?
The Leander-class has a larger crew complement of 260 compared to the Wielingen-class's 160 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leander-class or Wielingen-class?
The Leander-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Wielingen-class.