Leopard class frigate

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Type 41 Leopard class
General Characteristics
Displacement:	2,300 tons standard / 2,520 tons full load
Length:	340 ft o/a
Beam:	40 ft
Draught:	16 ft
Propulsion:	8 x Admiralty Standard Range ASR1 diesels, 12,400 shp, 2 shafts
Speed:	24 knots
Range:	220 tons oil fuel, 7,500 nm at 16 knots
Complement:	235
Armament:	2 x twin 4.5 in guns N Mark 6 1 x twin 40mm Bofors gun STAAG Mark 2, later; 1 x single 40mm Bofors gun Mark 9 1 x Squid A/S mortar
Radar:	Type 960 air search, later; Type 965 AKE-1 air search Type 293Q target indication, later; Type 993 target indication Type 277Q height finding Type 974 navigation Type 285 fire control on director Mark 6M Type 262 fire control on director CRBF Type 262 fire control on STAAG mount Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF
Sonar:	Type 174 search Type 164 attack

The Type 41 or Leopard class were a class of anti-aircraft defence frigates built for the Royal Navy (4 ships) and Indian Navy (3 ships) in the 1950's. These ships were designed to provide anti-aircraft escorts to convoys, as a result they were not built for fleet speeds and made only 24 knots. They shared a common hull and machinery with the Type 61 or Salisbury class aircraft direction vessels. An intended anti-submarine version, the Type 11 class (see Type system of the Royal Navy), was cancelled due to the low top speed being insufficient to combat contemporary adversaries. HMS Jaguar and HMS Lynx were sold to the Bangladesh Navy in 1978 and 1982 respectively.