Builders:
C : Cockatoo Island, Sydney, Australia
W : Williamstown Navy Yard, Melbourne, Australia
Dimensions:
Leander:-
352' x 41' x 15' / 107.28m x 12.49m x 4.57m
Type 12:-
370' x 41' x 17' / 112.77m x 12.49m x 5.18m
Displacement:
Leander:-
2100 tons std / 2700 tons max
Type 12:-
2380 tons std / 2560 tons max
Complement:
Leander:-
250
Type 12:-
235
Armament:
Leander:-
2 x 4.5" guns in a single Mk6 turret
1 x SeaCat SAM quad launcher (30 rounds in total)
1 x Ikara ASW launcher (24 rounds in total)
1 x Mk10 Limbo AS mortar
Type 12:-
2 x 4.5" guns in a single Mk6 turret
2 x Limbo AS mortars
See
History & Modifications for further information
Aircraft Facilities:
Leander:-
None provided.
Type 12:-
None provided
Armour:
Leander:-
None known
Type 12:-
None known
Powerplant:
Leander:-
Two Y100 boilers were fitted with two English Electric steam turbines producing a total of 30000shp on
two shafts. Maximum speed was 30kts and range was 4500NM @ 12kts.
Type 12:-
Two Babcock & Wilcox 550psi boilers were fitted with two English Electric steam turbines
producing a total of 30000shp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 30kts and maximum fuel load was
400 tons oil.
Electronics Fit (Leander):
Radar:
HSA LW02 surveillance
HSA M22 fire control
8GR-301 navigation
Sonar:
Type 177 search
Type 170 attack
Type 162 classification
Other:
GWS22 SeaCat fire control
Electronics Fit (Type 12):
Radar:
Type 993 surveillance
Type 275 fire control
Sonar:
Type 170 search
Type 174 attack
Other:
N/A
Miscellaneous: