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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
A-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1930–1931
Quantity
20
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
57
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationA and B class
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Laid Down1928
- Launched1929
- Commissioned1930
- Ships in Class20
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,355 t
- Standard Displacement1,355 t
- Full Load Displacement1,350 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)98.45 m
- Beam9.75 m
- Draft3.73 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement138
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power25,353.8 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed35 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range4,800
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) QF Mark IX guns
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns2 × 2 pdr (40 mm) AA guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed20
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned20
- Cancelled0
- Lost10
- Retired10
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1930Production started
- 1931Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
96
years in service
1
years in production
20
units produced
3
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
254DESTROYERS57INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS732UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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