Leander-class frigate
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For similarly named cruiser classes, see Leander class.
The Leander-class, or Type 12I (Improved) frigates,[1][2][3] comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973. It had an unusually high public profile, due to the popular BBC television drama series Warship. The Leander silhouette became synonymous with the Royal Navy through the 1960s until the 1980s.
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Name | Leander class |
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Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Type 21 frigate |
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Built | 1959–1973 |
In commission | 1963–1993 (Royal Navy) |
Completed | 26 |
Retired | 26 (3 as artificial reefs, 2 as targets) |
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Type | Frigate |
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Length | 113.4 metres (372 ft) |
Beam | 12.5 metres (41 ft), broad-beamed 13.1 metres (43 ft) |
Draught | 4.5 metres (15 ft) normal, 5.5 metres (18 ft) deep, broad-beamed 5.5 metres (18 ft) (later 5.8 metres (19 ft)) deep |
Propulsion | 2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, 22,370 kilowatts (30,000 hp), 2 shafts |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 7,400 kilometres (4,600 mi; 4,000 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 260 |
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The Leander design or derivatives of it were built for other navies: