Leander class frigate | The legendary warrior of Her Majesty

We are investigating the Leander class, a.k.a Type 12I class, one of the most successful British frigates. #leander #frigate #warship

Due to copyright issues, we re-uploaded our Leander class video.

Which developments paved the way for the creation of the Leander class?
What are the features of the Leander class?
What differences were there in the national variants compared to the British frigates?
How was the performance of the Leander class in the Falklands War?

00:00 Introduction
00:58 Historical background
02:49 Programme history
03:06 Design
04:51 Leander class Batch 1
05:52 Leander class Batch 2
06:41 Leander class Batch 3 / Broad-beamed Leander class
07:45 National variants (Condell class of Chilean Navy / River class of Royal Australian Navy / Van Speijk class of Royal Netherlands Navy / Ahmad Yani class of Indonesian Navy / Nilgiri class of Indian Navy)
09:18 Operators
09:31 General characteristics
10:24 Armament modernizations
11:29 Helicopters
12:07 Combat experiences

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Music: Anthony Isaac: music from "Warship" (1973)

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[themercoctavius]

The Leanders were awesome boats, pretty and dangerous if well handled! As a kiwi and a proud member of the commonwealth, I still have fond memories of the 4 we had. If you want stories though, there is a great one about HMNZS Waikato. During a RIMPAC in I think 78, an american seaking found himself stranded too far from home and just about out of fuel, with no suitable landing spots available, he was going to ditch. The captain of the Waikato, said "Nah mate, not on my watch", or something to that effect, broke formation and went full speed to the rescue. The seaking was supposed to be far too big to land on a Leander, but the skill of the pilots and the handling of Waikato's crew made it happen and the seaking was brought in safe. I'm betting a few beers were bought for the the crew that day! Unfortunately, politicians being what they are, the NZ govt didn't like the idea of such a risk and the captain was reprimanded. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere when asked about the incident in an interview, Bradley said something along the lines of "Yeah, it wasn't ideal, but I'd do it again."

[Olleetheowl]

Nice use of the B.B.C. “Warship” theme. If you have seen the series, you will know that the first shot of the opening title sequence is a rating hauling the white ensign up. …. That was me. A young A.B. in H.M.S. Phoebe at the time.

[raydowsett]

During my 12 years in RN, I served in a variety of ships, but easily the best, happiest, most comfortable and efficient was a Batch 1 Leander video,

[RailwayManUK]

I served on the Diomede (F16) in 86/87 and it was a great ship, although the stokers mess was a bit on the small side!

[marcbiff]

As a six year old i watched the future HMS Scylla go down the Slip in Devonport Dockyard and 36 years later i also saw her sink in Whitsand Bay, not many people can say they witnessed a ship launch and the same ship sink i would think.

[RalphBrooker-gniv]

I joined the British army in 1978. But I remember the tv series ‘Warship’ about the exploits of the fictional Leander HMS Hero. That had a huge impact on me as a teen.

[simonperks]

Great video
I served on two Ikara Leanders F10 Aurora and F15 Euraylis before moving to type 22’s.

[quincy]

Good video for the Leander class

greetings from Indonesia 🥳

[MrLorenzovanmatterho]

She was our girl and we loved her, she was our whole world for months end, nothing more needs to be said, .

[smoggysads]

Served 4 years on F45 HMS Minerva 78-82 and loved it. Great ship, great memories

[UKSimon]

I remember going onboard HMS Minerva as a very excited nine year old in 1979. She was the main attraction at Swanage Carnival that year. Absolutely beautiful ships.

[tangonf]

I think it was 1972 I and some other 14 years old's, went on a weeks visit to HMS Collingwood. in those days the Navy used these trips to encourage possible future recruits. It was fabulous, the food was incredibly good and we were taken onboard HMS Rothesay which was shall we say cosy? Also taken on a submarine which I think was what actually put me off joining up, no way you could have got me into one of them.
I don't know whether the Navy still does these little holidays perhaps they don't have the ships now? if not its a great pity a fantastic experience for a teenager.

[bbb-kv]

In Australia we built them as “ river class” ; Stuart Torrens, Yarra, etc. beautifully ships. Nimble, armed to the teeth, formidable

[thsealord]

As an Aussie, I am acquainted with the Leanders, even building a little Airfix model of one back in the day.

The Royal Australian Navy operated four Destroyer Escorts based on the Leander / Whitby / Rothesay designs, and the Royal New Zealand Navy operated pure Leanders. I clearly remember the British TV series 'Warship', that was based on a fictitious Leander called HMS Hero. It was popular enough to run for a number of seasons.

[habahan]

Good video, as always. Indeed a legend

[paulc]

Very comprehensive and a fine tribute to this historic class of frigate. Amazing how small they were compared to current frigates (not much more than modern OPV size) yet still packed quite a punch. Quick and cheap to build too but of course they required a significantly larger crew due to the lack of automation.

[arunta]

I remember Australia had these for quite a while. We also built some warships here like HMAS Voyager a Daring Class Destroyer lost in a night collision with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne in 1964 with the loss of 82 crew. It never fired a shot in anger and its motto was "Fate Calls." How apt.

[sankaranthiyagarajan]

Great... worthwhile to connect updated Leander Class frigates of Indian Navy built at Mazagon Docks Mumbai 6 vessels (1968-1976) the lead being INS Nilgiri, followed by Himgiri, Udaygiri, Dunagiri, Vindhyagiri and Taragiri... By this time all no more in service with IN.
Now newer generation Stealth. Frigates bearing same names being in the process of commissioning and building.

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[robertbrodie]

The South African Navy had three Type 12 Rothesay class frigates in service. These were known as the President Class and served from 1962 to 1990.