HMS Jaguar
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Class overview | |
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Name | Leopard class or Type 41 |
Operators | |
Built | 1953–1960 |
In commission |
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Planned | 5 British & 3 Indian |
Completed | 4 British & 3 Indian |
Cancelled | 1 British |
Retired | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Air-defence frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 340 ft (100 m) o/a |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 24 knots (28 mph; 44 km/h) |
Range | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) |
Complement | 205 or 235 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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The Type 41 or Leopard class were a class of anti-aircraft defence frigates built for the Royal Navy (four ships) and Indian Navy (three ships) in the 1950s.[2][3] The Type 41, together with the Type 61 variant, introduced diesel propulsion into the Royal Navy, the perceived benefits being long range, low fuel use, reduced crew (especially skilled artificers), and reduced complexity.
Although successful, improvements in traditional steam turbine technology erased the fuel economy advantage of the diesel powerplants and led to production being curtailed in favour of the Type 12 frigate, which was similar in overall design.