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Type 41 Leopard Class

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned
F37 Jaguar	H	2nd November 1953	20th July 1957	12th December 1959
F14 Leopard	C	25th March 1953	23rd May 1955	30th September 1958
F27 Lynx	R	13th August 1953	12th January 1955	14th March 1957
F31 Panther	B	20th October 1955	15th March 1957	31st March 1958
F34 Puma	R	16th November 1953	30th June 1954	27th April 1957

Builders:
B : J. Brown, Clydebank, United Kingdom
D : W. Denny, Dumbarton, United Kingdom
P : HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
S : Scotts, Greenock, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
340' x 40' x 16' / 103.63m x 12.19m x 4.87m

Displacement:
2300 tons std / 2520 tons max

Complement:
205

Armament:
All ships:-
4 x 4.5" guns in a two Mk VI twin mountings
2 x 40mm guns in a single STAAG mounting
1 x Squid AS mortar

Aircraft Facilities:
None fitted.

Armour:
None known.

Powerplant:
Eight ASR1 diesels providing a total of 12400shp on two shafts.

Maximum speed was 24kts and the maximum fuel load was 220 tons diesel.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
2 x Type 262 gunnery
Type 275 gunnery
Type 293Q target designator
Type 960 air search

Sonar:
Type 170 hull mounted
Type 174 hull mounted

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: