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Acasta-class destroyer
Photo: Photographer unknown, main editor of the volume: Major General C.O. Nordensvan. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Acasta-classdestroyer

Destroyers · United Kingdom · 1912
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Acasta-classdestroyer

Acasta-class destroyer
Acasta-class destroyer Photo: Photographer unknown, main editor of the volume: Major General C.O. Nordensvan. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Air Defence
10
ASW Capability
5
Sensors
5
Survivability
40
Versatility
50
Endurance
45
Aviation
0
Technology
30
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerJohn Brown & Company, Swan Hunter, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, William Denny and Brothers, John I. Thornycroft & Company
CategoryDestroyers
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1912–1913
Operators1 countries
Quantity20
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
24
Destroyers MASS Rating
31/119
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
356/478
All-Time
Destroyers · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Air Defence
10
ASW Capability
5
Sensors
5
Survivability
40
Versatility
50
Endurance
45
Aviation
0
Technology
30
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
24
destroyers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull ClassificationTorpedo boat destroyer
  • Ship Typedestroyer
  • Laid Down1912
  • Launched1913
  • Commissioned1912
  • Ships in Class20
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
  • Light Displacement934 t
  • Standard Displacement959 t
  • Full Load Displacement984 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)81.4 m
  • Length (waterline)76.8 m
  • Beam8.08 m
  • Draft2.9 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
  • Total Complement76
  • Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-shaft steam turbines with Yarrow-type oil-fired boilers
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power18,270 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed32 kn
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main GunQF 4-inch L/40 Mark IV
  • Main Gun Calibre102 mm
  • Main Gun Count3
  • Secondary GunsQF 2-pounder pom-pom
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
◎Aviation5MOD.5
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed20
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned20
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost7
  • Retired13
  • Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • Armournone
  • Belt Armour0 mm
  • Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1912Production started
  2. 1913Production ended
  3. 1914First deployment: World War I
114
years in service
1
years in production
20
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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