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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
Acheron-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1911–1912
Quantity
23
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
19
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
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
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardMultiple (Cammell Laird, J. I. Thornycroft, J. Samuel White, John Brown and Company, R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Vickers Ltd, William Beardmore & Co, William Denny & Brothers, Yarrow & Co.)
- Laid Down1911
- Launched1911
- Commissioned1911
- Ships in Class23
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement750 t
- Standard Displacement770 t
- Full Load Displacement790 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)76 m
- Length (waterline)76 m
- Beam8 m
- Draft2.6 m
◇Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Steam turbines with oil-fired boilers
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power13,500 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed35 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII L/40 Mark VIII
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × QF 12-pounder (76 mm) 12 cwt guns
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed23
- Planned20
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
◇Armour1MOD.1
- ArmourNone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1911Production started
- 1912Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
115
years in service
1
years in production
23
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
338DESTROYERS19PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS988UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS342PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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